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Laser - BNSiO2 Ceramics Interaction: simulation of the energy deposition on dielectric wall surfaces in Hall thrusters

C. FOCSA1,* , M. ZISKIND1, C. URSU1,2, S. GURLUI2, D. PAGNON3, S. PELLERIN4, N. PELLERIN5, M. DUDECK6

Affiliation

  1. Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (UMR CNRS 8523), Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Lasers et Applications (FR CNRS 2416), Université de Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
  2. Universitatea “Al. I. Cuza”, Iasi-700506, Romania
  3. Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas, Université de Paris XI, 91405 Orsay, France
  4. Laboratoire d’Analyse Spectroscopique et d’Energétique des Plasmas, 18028 Bourges, Université d’Orléans, France
  5. Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux à Hautes Température, 45071 Orléans, France
  6. Laboratoire ICARE, CNRS Orléans, 45071 Orléans, France

Abstract

The dielectric wall surfaces of the annular chamber which are used in Hall Effect Thrusters (HET) to limit the plasma discharge play an important role but yet completely not understood and controlled. In order to investigate the effect of an energy flux on the wall we performed tests with a nanosecond pulsed laser to simulate the energy deposition on BNSiO2 (usual dielectric material for HETs). The tests have been carried out with the second harmonic (532 nm) of a Q-switched (10 ns) Nd:YAG laser focused on the samples placed in a vacuum chamber (10-6 Torr). The energy/pulse range explored has been 5 – 320 mJ, leading to fluences of 1 – 1000 J/cm2. The modifications induced by laser irradiation on the BNSiO2 targets have been analysed by profilometry and scanning electron microscopy. The plasma created by laser ablation has also been characterized by optical and spectral methods. The present paper presents preliminary results of these combined investigations..

Keywords

BNSiO2, Ceramics, Laser interaction, Hall thrusters, Simulation.

Submitted at: Feb. 16, 2008
Accepted at: Aug. 28, 2008

Citation

C. FOCSA, M. ZISKIND, C. URSU, S. GURLUI, D. PAGNON, S. PELLERIN, N. PELLERIN, M. DUDECK, Laser - BNSiO2 Ceramics Interaction: simulation of the energy deposition on dielectric wall surfaces in Hall thrusters, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 10, Iss. 9, pp. 2380-2385 (2008)