Review of electrodynamic tethers for space plasma science

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 234-239

  Banks, Peter M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; PLASMAS;

ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER SYSTEMS; TETHERS;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0024699597     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26060     Document Type: Article

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