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Design of RF Systems for the RTD Mission VASIMR [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1999.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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4 pages : digital, PDF file
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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The first flight test of the variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket (VASIMR) is tentatively scheduled for the Radiation and Technology Demonstration (RTD) in 2003. This mission to map the radiation environment out to several earth radii will employ both a Hall thruster and a VASIMR during its six months duration, beginning from low earth orbit. The mission will be powered by a solar array providing 12 kW of direct current electricity at 50 V. The VASIMR utilizes radiofrequency (RF) power both to generate a high-density plasma in a helicon source and to accelerate the plasma ions to high velocity by ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH). The VASIMR concept is being developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in collaboration with national laboratories and universities. Prototype plasma sources, RF amplifiers, and antennas are being developed in the experimental facilities of the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory (ASPL).
Report Numbers:
E 1.99:ornl/cp-103576
ornl/cp-103576
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Published through SciTech Connect.
04/12/1999.
"ornl/cp-103576"
"46 WA A1 80 1"
"DE00008008"
13th Topical Conference on Applications of Radio Frequency Power to Plasmas, Princeton, NJ, April 12-14, 1999.
Carter, M.D.; Barber, G.C.; Sparks, D.O.; Goulding, R.H.; Baity, F.W.; Chang-Diaz, F.R.; Squire, J.P.; McCaskill, G.E.
Funding Information:
AC05-96OR22464
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