Instead of an electric field containment system, have you looked into magnetic containment? Being 90 degrees to the electrical it may work and create further power efficiencies perhaps?
Instead of an electric field containment system, have you looked into magnetic containment? Being 90 degrees to the electrical it may work and create further power efficiencies perhaps?
Yes I have! I built this one first because it was very simple and I don't think anyone had tried this particular setup before. I plan on building a hall effect thruster at some point soon which uses magnetic containment!