Hall-effect plasma thruster

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PATENT NO 8704444
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13496402

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A Hall effect plasma thruster including an annular discharge channel around a main axis presenting an open downstream end and defined between an inner wall and an outer wall, at least one cathode, a magnetic circuit for creating a magnetic field in the channel, a pipe for feeding ionizable gas to the channel, an anode, and a manifold placed in the upstream end of the channel. The manifold is connected to the pipe and enables the ionizable gas to flow into the ionization zone of the channel in concentric manner around the main axis. The anode acts as a manifold, and the manifold includes a directional mechanism that gives rise at an outlet from the manifold to swirling motion of the gas around the main axis.

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SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES2 BOULEVARD DU GÉNÉRAL MARTIAL VALIN 75015 PARIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Godard, Laurent Saint Marcel, FR 2 7
Indersie, Dominique Vernon, FR 9 49
Marchandise, Frédéric Vernon, FR 5 23
Pattyn, Jean-Luc Gaillon, FR 5 40

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