Characteristics of electron near-wall transport under two-dimensional dynamic sheath in a Hall effect thruster

摘要

It is demonstrated that the features of measured electron current profile in the near-wall region of a Hall effect thruster are mainly due to the substantive breakdown of electron Hall drifts caused by the azimuthal field of the two-dimensional dynamic sheath. This kind of cross-field diffusion shows its close connection with the anomalous electron transport.