Use: heat flux test (up to 10 MW/m2), high power electric propulsion (>10 kW)
Diagnostics: Langmuir probe, B-dot probe, high-resolution spectrometer, VUV spectrometer, thrust stand, RPA, Faraday cup, ExB probe, IR camera, IR pyrometer etc.
Plasma density: >1E12 cm^(-3)
Use: particle flux test (up to 1.5E23 D/m2/s)
Diagnostics: Langmuir probe, B-dot probe, high-resolution spectrometer, VUV spectrometer, thrust stand, RPA, Faraday cup, ExB probe, IR camera, IR pyrometer etc.
Plasma density: >1E12 cm^(-3)
Use: OES and dusty plasma
Feature: electrodes can be cooled down to 120 K
Diagnostics: Impedans RF compensated Langmuir probe, Oscean Optics HR 4000 spectrometer, laser light scattering (Ar ion laser), laser imaging, Infinity long-distance microscope lens
Plasma density: 1E8-1E9 cm^(-3)
Use: OES and processing plasma
Diagnostics: Impedans RF compensated Langmuir probe and Oscean Optics HR 4000 spectrometer
Plasma density: 1E10-1E11 cm^(-3)
Use: electric propulsion for low earth orbit satellites
Diagnostics: Faraday cup, RPA, ExB probe, Langmuir probe