• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 8, 089002 (2024)
Bin Gao, Juan Li, Hai Geng, Yanlong Wang, and Juanjuan Chen
Author Affiliations
  • Science and Technology on Vacuum Technology and Physics Laboratory, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, CAST, Lanzhou 730000, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240067 Cite this Article
    Bin Gao, Juan Li, Hai Geng, Yanlong Wang, Juanjuan Chen. Development and application of carbon based material grids for ion thruster: status quo and suggestions[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(8): 089002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Sputtering yield of C/C and PG materials with different xenon ion energies
    Fig. 1. Sputtering yield of C/C and PG materials with different xenon ion energies
    8 cm C/C grid assembly
    Fig. 2. 8 cm C/C grid assembly
    Improved 30 cm C/C grid assembly
    Fig. 3. Improved 30 cm C/C grid assembly
    30 cm PG grid assembly
    Fig. 4. 30 cm PG grid assembly
    Rectangular PG grid assembly
    Fig. 5. Rectangular PG grid assembly
    C/C composite grid assemblies
    Fig. 6. C/C composite grid assemblies
    IT-200 improved grid assembly
    Fig. 7. IT-200 improved grid assembly
    Partial close-up of grid
    Fig. 8. Partial close-up of grid
    Improved 22 cm PG grid assembly
    Fig. 9. Improved 22 cm PG grid assembly
    Mechanical drilling grid template
    Fig. 10. Mechanical drilling grid template
    Grid hole reinforcement fiber ribbon ruptured
    Fig. 11. Grid hole reinforcement fiber ribbon ruptured
    Different configurations of C/C composite grid assemblies
    Fig. 12. Different configurations of C/C composite grid assemblies
    Beam state of convex grid under 20 mN operating condition
    Fig. 13. Beam state of convex grid under 20 mN operating condition
    Beam current parameters of equi-configuration C/C composite material grid and molybdenum grid
    Fig. 14. Beam current parameters of equi-configuration C/C composite material grid and molybdenum grid
    Integrated C/C grid assembly
    Fig. 15. Integrated C/C grid assembly
    work characteristicfailure factorsfailure form
    feather ion sputteringbroken reinforcement and pit in the bridgeshortened lifespan and decreased beam performance
    high temperature plasma bombardmentgrid thermal deformationgrid ignition short circuit
    vibration shockgrid local ruptureinduced beam failure
    Table 1. Grid operating characteristics and failure factors
    grid materialelastic modulus/GPastrength/MPaion sputtering rate/eVthermal expansion coefficient/(10−6 K−1)safe electric field/(kV/cm)
    molybdenum324655504.940~50
    PG329016020~30
    C/C20634514−1.8~−0.5123~35
    Table 2. Main physical characteristic parameters of grid material
    hole making methodadvantagesdisadvantages
    machininghigh efficiency and low costpoor quality and high tool loss
    EDMhigh precision and smooth hole wallshrinkage effect and high cost
    ultrasonic machininghigh precision and smooth hole wallshrinkage effect and high cost
    waterjet etchinglow processing costpoor quality and significant damage
    laser processinghigh quality and low damagehigh cost
    Table 3. Analysis of different composite grid hole forming techniques
    Bin Gao, Juan Li, Hai Geng, Yanlong Wang, Juanjuan Chen. Development and application of carbon based material grids for ion thruster: status quo and suggestions[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(8): 089002
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