In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET, sometimes referred to as a Hall thruster or Hall-current thruster) is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant is accelerated by an …

Used for propelling Earth-orbiting satellites and deep-space robotic vehicles, the HET gets its name because it traps electrons with an intense radial magnetic field in an azimuthal Hall …

Hall thrusters are electrostatic ion accelerators in which the grid system (which serves in classical ion engines to anchor the negative charges used to accelerate the ions) is replaced with a …

Nov 9, 2025 · A Hall Effect Thruster, also known as a Hall thruster or an ion thruster, is a type of electric propulsion system used in spacecraft to provide thrust for maneuvering and …

Hall thrusters generate thrust by creating and accelerating ionized gas via an electric field. Confined within a finely shaped magnetic field, electrons gyrorotate within the channel until …

Aug 25, 2025 · Hall Effect thrusters use magnetic fields to trap electrons while they accelerate ions with crossed electric and magnetic fields. They skip the grids found in traditional ion …

Hall Effect Thrusters: Often provide a higher thrust-to-power ratio. They produce more immediate thrust than comparable ion thrusters for a given power input. This is advantageous in missions …

Aug 26, 2014 · A Hall thruster is defined as a coaxial device that utilizes orthogonal electric and magnetic fields to ionize propellant gases, such as xenon, and accelerate the resulting ions to …

In a Hall thruster, electrons injected into a radial magnetic field neutralize the space charge. The magnitude of the applied magnetic field is approximately 100-200 gauss, strong enough to trap …

In Hall effect thrusters (HETs), the Hall effect confines electrons in a radial magnetic field, creating an azimuthal Hall current. This current ionizes propellant (e.g., xenon), while the axial electric …