Impact of hall thrusters on communication system phase noise

James C. Dickens; J. Mankowski; M. Kristiansen; E. O’Hair

doi:10.2514/6.1995-2929

Impact of hall thrusters on communication system phase noise

James C. Dickens, J. Mankowski, M. Kristiansen, E. O’Hair

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Experiments were conducted to determine the impact of Hall effect plasma thruster plumes on communication system phase noise. The tests were performed on several Hall thrusters including a T-100, a D-55 manufactured by TNIIMASH (Research Institute of Machine Building) and an SFT-100 manufactured by Fake1 Enterprises. The experiments included the use of a microwave spectrum analyzer as a receiver in a simulated microwave communication link. The phase noise level of the received signal shows a significant increase after passing through the plume of a Hall effect thruster. The level of phase noise increase is highly dependent upon the propagation path, carrier frequency and the level of thruster discharge current oscillations.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.1995-2929
State	Published - 1995
Event	31st Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 1995 - San Diego, United States Duration: Jul 10 1995 → Jul 12 1995

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Conference	31st Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 1995
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	07/10/95 → 07/12/95

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