Research Article

Numerical Simulation of Interaction between Hall Thruster CEX Ions and SMART-1 Spacecraft

Table 4

Parameter values for different divergence angle cases (at ).

Divergence angle θ (in deg)Average energy on main body (in W/m2)Average energy on solar arrays (in W/m2)Disturbance force to main body (in mN)Disturbance force to solar arrays (in mN)

15 2.43187 0.18829 0.54366 0.17317
30 2.42073 0.19279 0.54532 0.19483
45 2.46513 0.16692 0.56523 0.18897