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Analysis Of Ion Emitting Jet Structures During Ionic Liquid Electrospraying, Shawn W. Miller
Analysis Of Ion Emitting Jet Structures During Ionic Liquid Electrospraying, Shawn W. Miller
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"The ionic liquid [Bmim][DCA] is a propellant candidate for a standalone electrospray thruster or a dual-mode propulsion system. Characterization of positive polarity ions produced by [Bmim][DCA] capillary emitters with a nominal extraction voltage of 2.0 kV within a quadrupole and time-of-flight mass spectrometers is presented along with the predictions of propulsion performance. Flow rates from 0.05 to 2.18 nL/s are used to investigate the impact variations in the flow parameter have on the electrospray plume. The retarding potential analysis reveals ions emitted from the capillary are formed below the emitter potential of 500 eV. Angular distributions indicate broadening of both …