Hall Thrusters typically operate at thrust densities on the order of 10 N/m2, which is well below the thrust density limits discussed in previous literature. These limits have been considered here and each component of thrust density is analyzed to demonstrate the relative contribution to the total thrust density. Dependencies of the thrust density limits upon the thruster geometry, electron mobility, and the applied magnetic field are revealed and compared with experimental data.
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@article{arxiv.2212.01486,
title = {A Theoretical Thrust Density Limit for Hall Thrusters},
author = {Jacob Simmonds and Yevgeny Raitses and Andrei Smolyakov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.01486},
year = {2022}
}
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Submitted to the Journal of Electric Propulsion on November 12, 2022