Please wait a minute...
Chinese Physics B
Chin. Phys. B, 2015, Vol. 24(5): 055201    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/24/5/055201
REVIEW Prev   Next  

Low-frequency oscillations in Hall thrusters
Wei Li-Qiu (魏立秋)a, Han Liang (韩亮)a, Yu Da-Ren (于达仁)a, Guo Ning (郭宁)b
a Laboratory of Plasma Propulsion, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China;
b Science and Technology on Vacuum & Cryogenics Technology and Physics Laboratory, Lanzhou 730013, China
Abstract  In this paper, we summarize the research development of low-frequency oscillations in the last few decades. The findings of physical mechanism, characteristics and stabilizing methods of low-frequency oscillations are discussed. It shows that it is unreasonable and incomplete to model an ionization region separately to analyze the physical mechanism of low-frequency oscillations. Electro-dynamics as well as the formation conditions of ionization distribution play an important role in characteristics and stabilizing of low-frequency oscillations. Understanding the physical mechanism and characteristics of low- frequency oscillations thoroughly and developing a feasible method stabilizing this instability are still important research subjects.
Keywords:  low-frequency oscillations      plasma discharge      Hall thrusters  
Received:  12 November 2014      Revised:  17 December 2014      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  52.75.Di (Ion and plasma propulsion)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51477035), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. HIT.NSRIF 2015064), and the Open Research Fund Program of State Key Laboratory of Cryogenic Vacuum Technology and Physics, China (Grant No. ZDK201304).
Corresponding Authors:  Wei Li-Qiu, Yu Da-Ren     E-mail:  weiliqiu@gmail.com, weiliqiu@hit.edu.cn;yudaren@hit.edu.cn
About author:  52.75.Di

Cite this article: 

Wei Li-Qiu (魏立秋), Han Liang (韩亮), Yu Da-Ren (于达仁), Guo Ning (郭宁) Low-frequency oscillations in Hall thrusters 2015 Chin. Phys. B 24 055201

[1] Zhurin V V, Kaufman H R and Robinson R S 1999 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 8 R1
[2] Singh S, Malik H K and Nishida Y 2013 Phys. Plasmas 20 102109
[3] Malik H K and Singh S 2011 Phys. Rev. E 83 036406
[4] Boeuf J B and Garrigues L 1998 J. Appl. Phys. 84 3541
[5] Wei L Q, Wang C S, Ning Z Z, Liu W W, Zhang C H and Yu D R 2011 Phys. Plasmas 18 063508
[6] Malik H K and Singh S 2013 Phys. Plasmas 20 052115
[7] Singh S and Malik H K 2012 J. Appl. Phys. 112 013307
[8] Singh S and Malik H K 2011 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 39 1910
[9] Yamamoto N, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2005 J. Propul. Power 21 870
[10] Barral S, Kaczmarczyk J, Kurzyna J and Dudeck M 2011 Phys. Plasmas 18 083504
[11] Tamida T, Nakagawa T, Suga I, Osuga H, Ozaki T and Matsui K 2007 J. Appl. Phys. 102 043304
[12] Wei L Q, Ning Z Z, Peng E and Yu D R 2010 J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 28 L9
[13] Morozov A I, Epsinchuck Y, Kapulkin A M and Smirnov V A 1972 Sov. Phys. Tech. Phys. 17 482
[14] Esipchuck Y, Morozov A I, Tilinin G and Trofimov A 1974 Sov. Phys. Tech. Phys. 18 928
[15] Esipchuck Y and Tilinin G 1976 Sov. Phys. Tech. Phys. 21 417
[16] Raitses Y, Smirnov A and Fisch N J 2007 Appl. Phys. Lett. 90 221502
[17] Granstedt E M, Raitses Y and Fisch N J 2008 J. Appl. Phys. 104 103302
[18] Smirnov A, Raitses Y and Fisch N J 2008 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36 1998
[19] Raitses Y, Smirnov A and Fisch N J 2009 Phys. Plasmas 16 057106
[20] Staack D, Raitses Y and Fisch N J 2004 Rev. Sci. Instrum. 75 393
[21] Polzin K A, Sooby E A, Raitses Y, Merino E and Fisch N J 2009 Proceedings of the 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, September 20-24, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI, Paper No. IEPC-2009-122
[22] Raitses Y, Parker J B and Fisch N J 2009 Proceedings of the 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, September 20-24, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI, IEPC-2009-123
[23] Parker J B, Raitses Y and Fisch N J 2010 Appl. Phys. Lett. 97 091501
[24] Choueiri E Y 2001 Phys. Plasmas 8 1411
[25] Lobbia R B and Gallimore A D 2009 Proceedings of the 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, September 20-24, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Paper No. IEPC-2009-106
[26] Boeuf J B and Garrigues L 1998 J. Appl. Phys. 84 3541
[27] Barral S and Peradzyński Z 2010 Phys. Plasmas 17 014505
[28] Barral S and Ahedo E 2009 Phys. Rev. E 79 046401
[29] Barral S and Miedzik J 2011 J. Appl. Phys. 109 013302
[30] Barral S, Miedzik J and Ahedo E 2008 Procedings of the 44th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 21-23, 2008, Hartford, CT, Paper No. AIAA 2008-4632
[31] Ahedo E 2011 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 53 124037
[32] Parra F I, Ahedo E, Fife J M and Martínez-Sánchez M 2006 J. Appl. Phys. 100 023304
[33] Noguchi R, Martinez-Sanchez M and Ahedo E 1999 Proceedings of the 26th International Electric Propulsion Conference, October 17-21, Kitakyushu, Japan, 1999, p. 617
[34] Yamamoto N, Nakagawa T, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2002 Vacuum 65 375
[35] Yamamoto N, Momo S, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2001 Adv. Appl. Plasma Sci. 3 95
[36] Kim H, Lim Y, Choe W and Seon J 2014 Appl. Phys. Lett. 105 144104
[37] Li F Y, Sheng Z M, Chen M, Wu H C, Liu Y, Meyer-ter-Vehn J, Mori W B and Zhang 2014 J. Appl. Phys. Lett. 105 161102
[38] Lim Y, Kim H, Lee S H, Seon J, Lee H J and Choe W 2014 Phys. Plasmas 21 103502
[39] Wei L Q, Wang C S, Han K and Yu D R 2012 Phys. Plasmas 19 012107
[40] Yu D R, Wang C S, Wei L Q, Gao C and Yu G 2008 Phys. Plasmas 15 113503
[41] Yu D R, Wei L Q, Zhao Z Y, Han K and Yan G J 2008 Phys. Plasmas 15 043502
[42] Wang C S, Wei L Q, Ning Z Z and Yu D R 2011 Phys. Plasmas 18 013507
[43] Wei L Q, Han K, Wang C S, Li H, Zhang C H and Yu D R 2012 J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 30 061304
[44] Wang C S, Wei L Q and Yu D R 2011 Contrib. Phys. Plasmas 51 981
[45] Miyasaka T, Shibata Y and Asato K 2009 Vacuum 83 61
[46] Kapulkin A and Guelman M M 2008 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36 2082
[47] Fruchtman A and Cohen-Zur A 2006 Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 111501
[48] Liu D, Huffman R E, Branam R D and Hargus Jr W A 2011 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 39 2926
[49] Tilinin G 1977 Sov. Phys. Tech. Phys. 22 974
[50] Fife J M, Martínez-Sánchez M and Szabo J 1997 Proceedings of the 33rd AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, January 6-7, 1997, Reno, NV, Paper No. AIAA 97-3052
[51] Meezan N B, Hargus W A and Cappelli M A 1998 Proceedings of the 34th Joint Propulsion Conference, July 13-15, 1998, Cleveland, OH, Paper No. AIAA 98-3502
[52] Yamamoto N, Yokota S and Watanabe K 2005 Trans. Jpn. Soc. Aeronaut Space Sci. 48 169
[53] Guerrini G, Michaut C, Dudeck M, Vesselovzorov A N and Bacal M 1997 25th International Conference on Electric Propulsion, August 24-28, 1997, Cleveland, OH, p. 326
[54] Haas J M, Hofer R R and Gallimore A D 1999 Proceedings of the 35th Joint Propulsion Conference, June 20-24, 1999, Los Angeles, CA, Paper No. AIAA99-2426
[55] Yuri M Y, Kent K J, John B M and Edward J B 1999 Proceedings of the 26th International Electric Propulsion Conference, October 17-21, Kitakyushu, Japan, 1999, p. 572
[56] Baranov V I, Nazarenko Y S, Pelrosov V A, Vasin A I and Yashnov Y M 1996 Proceedings of the 32th Joint Propulsion Conference, July 1-3, 1996, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Paper No. AIAA1996-3192
[57] Yamamoto N, Momo S, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2000 Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Space Technology and Science, May 28-June 4, 2000, Morioka, Japan, p. 349
[58] Dorval N, Bonnet J, Marque J P, Chable S, Rogier F and Lasgorceix P 2002 J. Appl. Phys. 91 4811
[59] Chable S and Rogier F 2005 Phys. Plasmas 12 033504
[60] Buneman O 1963 Phys. Rev. Lett. 10 285
[61] Ahedo E, Martinez P and Martinez-Sanchez M 2000 Proceedings of the 36th Joint Propulsion Conference, July 17-19, 2000, Huntsville, AL, Paper No. AIAA2000-3655
[62] Barral S and Ahedo E 2006 Procedings of the 42nd AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 9-12, 2006, Sacramento, CA, Paper No. AIAA 2006-5172
[63] Barral S, Lapuerta V, Sancho A and Ahedo E 2005 Proceedings of the 29th International Electric Propulsion Conference, October 31-November 4, 2005, Princeton, NJ, Paper No. IEPC-2005-120
[64] Barral S and Ahedo E 2008 AIP Conference Proceedings 993 439
[65] Barral S and Peradzynski Z 2009 Proceedings of the 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, September 20-24, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Paper No. IEPC-2009-70
[66] Albar'ede L, Mazouffre S, Bouchoule A and Dudeck M 2006 Phys. Plasmas 13 063505
[67] Kurzyna J, Mazouffre S, Lazurenko A, Albaréde L, Bonhomme G, Makowski K, Dudeck M and Peradzyński K 2005 Phys. Plasmas 12 123506
[68] Darnon F, Garrigues L, Boeuf J B, Bouchoule A and Lyszyk M 1999 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 27 98
[69] Touzeau M, Prioul M, Roche S, Gascon N, Perot C, Darnon F, Bechu S, Philippe-Kadlec C, Magne L, Lasgorceix P, Pagnon D, Bouchoule A and Dudeck M 2000 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 42 B323
[70] Raitses Y and Fisch N J 2001 Phys. Plasmas 8 2579
[71] Smirnov A, Raitses Y and Fisch N J 2002 J. Appl. Phys. 92 5673
[72] Smirnov A, Raitses Y and Fisch N J 2007 Phys. Plasmas 14 057106
[73] Yasui S, Kumakura K, Yamamoto N, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2003 39th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 20-23, 2003, Huntsville, Alabama, Paper No. AIAA-2003-4702
[74] Reid B M 2009 The Influence of Neutral Flow Rate in the Operation of Hall Thrusters (Ph. D. dissertation) (Michigan: University of Michigan)
[75] Lobbia R B 2010 A Time-resolved Investigation of the Hall Thruster Breathing Mode (Ph.D. dissertation) (Michigan: University of Michigan)
[76] Yu D R, Wei L Q, Wei Z L and E P 2008 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 17 035022
[77] Boeuf J P and Garrigues L 1998 J. Appl. Phys. 84 3541
[78] Garrigues L, Pérot C and Gascon N 1999 Proceedings of the 26th International Electric Propulsion Conference, October 17-21, Kitakyushu, Japan, 1999, p. 595
[79] Garrigues L, Hagelaar G J M, Bareilles J, Boniface C and Boeuf J P 2003 Phys. Plasmas 10 4886
[80] Garrigues L, Boniface C, Bareilles J, Hagelaar G J M and Boeuf J P 2003 Proceedings of the 28th International Electric Propulsion Conference, March 17-21, 2003, Toulouse, France, Paper No. IEPC-2003-183
[81] Gascon N, Perot C, Bonhomme G, Caron X, Bchu S, Lasgorceix P, Izrar B and Dudeck M 1999 Proceedings of the 35th Joint Propulsion Conference, June 20-24, 1999, Los Angeles, California, Paper No. AIAA1999-2427
[82] Bouchoule A, Philippe-Kadlec C and Prioul M 2001 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 10 364
[83] Darnon F, Lyszyk M and Bouchoule A 1997 Proceedings of the 33rd AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, January 6-7, 1997, Reno, NV, Paper No. AIAA 1997-3051
[84] Hargus W A, Meezan N B and Cappelli M A 1997 Proceedings of the 33rd AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, January 6-7, 1997, Reno, NV, Paper No. AIAA 97-3050
[85] Gascon N and Cappelli M A 2003 39th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 20-23, 2003, Huntsville, AL, Paper No. AIAA-2003-4857
[86] Knoll A, Thomas C, Gascon N and Cappelli M A 2006 Procedings of the 42nd AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 9-12, 2006, Sacramento, CA, Paper No. AIAA 2006-5171
[87] Fernandez E, Scharfe M K, Thomas C A, Gascon N and Cappelli M A 2008 Phys. Plasmas 15 012102
[88] Raitses Y, Smirnov A and Fisch N J 2009 Phys. Plasmas 16 057106
[89] Brown D L and Gallimore A D 2009 Proceedings of the 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, September 20-24, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Paper No. IEPC-2009-074
[90] Thomas N C, Hermann W and Cappelli M A 2003 Proceedings of the 28th International Electric Propulsion Conference, March 17-21, 2003, Toulouse, France, Paper No. IEPC-2003-327
[91] Gascon N, Dudeck M and Barral S 2003 Phys. Plasmas 10 4123
[92] Barral S, Makowski K, Peradzynski Z, Gascon N and Dudeck M 2003 Phys. Plasmas 10 4137
[93] Barral S, Makowski K, Peradzynski Z, Gascon N and Dudeck M 2001 Proceedings of the 27th International Electric Propulsion Conference, October 14-19, 2001, Pasadena, CA, Paper No. IEPC-2001-027
[94] Komurasaki K, Yokota S, Yasui S and Arakawa Y 2004 Proceedings of the 40th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 12-14, 2004, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Paper No. AIAA 2004-3954
[95] Miyasaka T, Shibata Y and Asato K 2008 Vacuum 83 61
[96] Yamamoto N, Nakagawa T, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2002 Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Space Technology and Science, May 26-June 2, 2002, Tokyo, Matsue, Japan, p. 319
[97] Albaréde L, Mazouffre S, Bouchoule A and Dudeck M 2006 Phys. Plasmas 13 063505
[98] Kurzyna J, Mazouffre S, Lazurenko A, Bonhomme G, Makowski K, Dudeck M and Peradzyński Z 2005 Phys. Plasmas 12 123506
[99] Kurzyna J, Makowski K, Peradzynski Z, Lazurenko A, Mazouffre S and Dudeck M 2008 AIP Conference Proceedings 993 443
[100] Mazouffre S, Gawron D, Kulaev V and Sadeghi N 2008 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36 1967
[101] Gawron D, Mazouffre S, Sadeghi N and Heron A 2008 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 17 025001
[102] Mazouffre S, Kulaev V and Perez-Luna J 2009 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 18 034022
[103] Mazouffre S, Gawron D and Sadeghi N 2009 Phys. Plasmas 16 043504
[104] Mazouffre S 2013 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 22 013001
[105] Guo N, Wei L Q and Ding Y J 2014 J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 32 030604
[106] Tamida T, Nakagawa T, Suga I, Osuga H, Ozaki T and Matsui K 2007 J. Appl. Phys. 102 043304
[107] Wei L Q, Wang C S, Zhang C H and Yu D R 2013 Appl. Phys. Lett. 102 173505
[108] Yamamoto N, Nakagawa T, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2001 Advances in Applied Plasma Science 3 95
[109] Yamamoto N, Nakagawa T, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2002 Vacuum 65 375
[110] Yamamoto N, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2004 Proceedings of the 40th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 12-14, 2004, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Paper No. AIAA 2004-4100
[111] Yamamoto N, Nakagawa T, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2002 Proceedings of the 38th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 8-12, Indianapolis, Ind, Paper No, AIAA 2002-3953
[112] Yamamoto N, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2003 Proceedings of the 28th International Electric Propulsion Conference, March 17-21, 2003, Toulouse, France, Paper No. IEPC-2003-086
[113] Randolph T, Fischer G, Kahn J, Kaufman H, Zhurin V V, Kozubsky K and Kim V 1994 Proceedings of the 30th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, June 27-29, 1994, Indianapolis, IN, Paper No. AIAA94-2857
[114] Han K, Wei L Q, Ding Y J, Ji Y C and Yu D R 2012 J. Propul. Power 28 27
[115] Barral S 2007 Proceedings of the 30th International Electric Propulsion Conference, September 17-20, 2007, Florence, Italy, Paper No. IEPC-2007-261
[116] Dorf L, Raitses Y and Fisch N J 2006 Phys. Plasmas 13 057104
[117] Garrigues L, Hagelaar G J M, Bareilles J, Boniface C and Boeuf J P 2003 Phys. Plasmas 10 4886
[118] Morozov A I, Bugrova A I, Desyatskov A V, Ermakov Y A, Kozintseva M V, Lipatov A S, Pushkin A A, Khartchevnikov V K and Churbanov D V 1997 Plasma Phys. Rep. 23 587
[119] Bishaev A M, Bugrova A I, Desyatskov A V and Kozintseva M V 1999 Fourth All-Russian Seminar on Problems of Theoretical and Applied Electron Optics, October 21-22, 1999, Moscow, Russia, p. 79
[120] Kuwano H, Ohno A, Kuninaka H and Nakashima H 2007 Proceedings of the 30th International Electric Propulsion Conference, September 17-20, 2007, Florence, Italy, Paper No. IEPC-2007-085
[121] Fukushima Y, Yokota S, Takahashi D, Hara K, Cho S, Komurasaki K and Arakawa Y 2009 Proceedings of the 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, September 20-24, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Paper No. IEPC-2009-148
[122] Petrenko O N and Yatcina O N 1997 25th International Conference on Electric Propulsion, August 24-28, 1997, Cleveland, OH, p. 821
[123] Lobbia R B and Gallimore A D 2005 Proceedings of the 41st AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 10-13, 2005, Tucson, Ariz, Paper No. AIAA 2005-3679
[1] Flow separation control over an airfoil using continuous alternating current plasma actuator
Jian-Guo Zheng(郑建国). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(3): 034702.
[2] Fractal microstructure of Ag film via plasma discharge as SERS substrates
Xue-Fen Kan(阚雪芬), Cheng Yin(殷澄), Zhuang-Qi Cao(曹庄琪), Wei Su(苏巍), Ming-Lei Shan(单鸣雷), and Xian-Ping Wang(王贤平). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(12): 125201.
No Suggested Reading articles found!
Authors
  • Submit an article
  • Manuscript tracking
  • Call for papers
  • Scope
  • Instruction for authors
  • Copyright agreement
  • Templates
  • PACS
  • Flow chart
  • Author FAQs
    • Referees
  • Review policy
  • Referee login
  • Referee FAQs
  • Editor in chief login
  • Editor login
  • Office login
    • Browse
  • In press
  • Current issue
  • Previous issues
  • Special topics
  • Author index
  • Highlights
  • Annual highlights
  • View by fields
  • Top downloaded
  • SCI top cited
    • About
  • About CPB
  • Editorial board
  • Editorial Board of Young Scientists
  • SCI IF
  • Staff
  • Contact us
    • Copyright © Editorial Office of Chinese Physics B, All Rights Reserved.
    • Tel: 010-82649026   Fax: 010-82649027   E-mail: cpb@aphy.iphy.ac.cn
    • Sponsored by Institute of Physics, CAS & Chinese Physical Society
      Collaborating with IOP Publishing, UK in distribution