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dc.contributor.advisorManuel Martínez Sánchez.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPucci, Justin Matthewen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-12-07T15:25:38Z
dc.date.available2007-12-07T15:25:38Z
dc.date.copyright2007en_US
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39669
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007.en_US
dc.descriptionThis electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 107-110).en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis covers work done on the mHTX@MIT helicon source as it relates to the analysis of power losses. A helicon plasma is a rather complex system with many potential loss mechanisms. Among the most dominant are optical radiation emission, wall losses due to poor magnetic confinement, and poor antenna-plasma coupling. This work sought to establish a first-order breakdown of the loss mechanisms in the mHTX@MIT helicon source so as to allow for a better understanding of the issues effecting efficiency. This thesis proposes the use of a novel thermocouple array, standard plasma diagnostics, and a simple global energy balance model of the system to determine greater details regarding the losses incurred during regular operation. From this it may be possible, by comparing the heat flux on the tube to the applied magnetic field profile, to gain some insight into the effects of magnetic field geometry on the character of the helicon discharge.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Justin Matthew Pucci.en_US
dc.format.extent110 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectAeronautics and Astronautics.en_US
dc.titleAn analysis of energy balance in a helicon plasma source for space propulsionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
dc.identifier.oclc176873923en_US


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