NASA NTRS · 19920054114
Plasma erosion rate diagnostics using laser-induced fluorescence
Abstract
An optical technique for measuring the sputtering rate of a molybdenum surface immersed in a xenon plasma has been developed and demonstrated. This approach, which may be useful in real-time wear diagnostics for ion thrusters, relies on laser-induced fluorescence to determine the density of sputtered molybdenum atoms.
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Gaeta, C. J., Turley, R. S., Matossian, J. N., Beattie, J. R., Williamson, W. S.. 1992-05-01. Plasma erosion rate diagnostics using laser-induced fluorescence. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920054114
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