@inproceedings{c0b7853c249747238faf4ad99413df0c,
title = "Compact helicon source experiments for electrodeless electromagnetic thruster",
abstract = "Ar plasma of 1013 cm-3 density was formed in a 2.5 cm i.d. helicon source and the acceleration experiments using RF antennae were performed. A repetitious saw-tooth coil current acceleration method and a continuous {"}Lissajous{"} acceleration method were tested. The latter method attained 3.5 km/s plasma exhaust velocity. Judging from the plasma properties measurements, this is thought to be an electromagnetic acceleration.",
author = "Kyoichiro Toki and Takashi Hashimoto and Yoshikazu Tanaka and Shunjiro Shinohara and Tohru Hada and Yasushi Ikeda and Takao Tanikawa and Shamrai, {Konstantin P.} and Ikkoh Funaki",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.2514/6.2007-5311",
language = "English",
isbn = "1563479036",
series = "Collection of Technical Papers - 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
pages = "3104--3110",
booktitle = "Collection of Technical Papers - 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference",
note = "43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference ; Conference date: 08-07-2007 Through 11-07-2007",
}