PLASMA THRUSTER, SATELLITE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME, AND PLASMA THRUSTING METHOD

摘要

Disclosed is a plasma thruster. The plasma thruster of the present invention comprises: a flexible optical fiber array including a plurality of flexible optical fibers; a gas supply portion for supplying inactive gas to the flexible optical fiber array; an electrode portion surrounding a part of each of the flexible optical fibers; a power portion; and a control portion for controlling the gas supply portion to individually supply the inactive gas to the flexible optical fibers, controlling the power portion to apply a voltage to the electrode portion, and generating plasma within the flexible optical fibers for discharging the plasma.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2018