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Modulation of plasma electromagnetic acceleration by magnetic nozzle divergence topology
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DOI：10.1088/1361-6595/ae13bf.png)
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The divergence topology of the applied magnetic field plays a critical role in plasma control and electromagnetic acceleration. To elucidate its impact on electromagnetic acceleration, we employed a dual-stage magnetic coil system for an applied field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, and four field configurations characterized by different divergence ratios. The spatial coupling between plasma parameters and the magnetic-topology parameter Br/Bz was subsequently analyzed under these varied divergence conditions. The result show that, under an overly divergent magnetic field configurations, insufficient radial confinement leads to a lower radial electron pressure gradient per, resulting in a diminished diamagnetic force. Additionally, premature electron demagnetization is induced by the divergent field, and the decelerating character of the paramagnetic Ex B force is directly compromises the overall electromagnetic acceleration performance. Under overly convergent magnetic field configurations, the values of Br/Bz in regions where per peaks remain low, resulting in a pronounced suppression of the diamagnetic electromagnetic force density. Therefore, there is a magnetic field configuration with an optimal divergence rate to achieve the optimal electromagnetic acceleration effect. Under the conditions of discharge current of 150 A and magnetic field strength of 50 mT, changing the magnetic field configuration ( k = 3.222) can increase the thrust of the thruster by 46% and the discharge voltage by 23%. The performance improvement is attributed to enhanced coupling between plasma parameters and the magnetic field under this configuration, which optimizes the conversion of electron pressure gradient and radial electric field into axial Lorentz force.
Keywords:
applied field magnetoplasmadynamic thruster (AF-MPDT)
magnetic field configuration
electromagnetic acceleration
magnetic nozzle
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