Attitude Motion of Cylindrical Space Debris during Its Removal by Ion Beam

Table 2

Parameters for ion beam force and torque calculation.

Parameter	Value
Plasma density	m^−3
Mass of particle (xenon)
Radius of the beam at the beginning of the far region	0.1 m
Axial component of the ion flus velocity	38000 m/s
Divergence angle of the beam
Distance between thruster exit and debris centre	15 m