Electric probe measurements in the plume of an ion thruster

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-104

  De Boer, P C T ^a,b,c  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ION BEAMS; PLASMAS; PROBES; TUNGSTEN; XENON;

DEBYE LENGTH; ELECTRIC PROBE MEASUREMENTS; FLOATING POTENTIAL; ION DENSITY; ION FLUX PROFILES; ION THRUSTER; NON MAXWELLIAN SPEED DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; NONNEUTRALIZATION; PLUME;

ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0029679414     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.23996     Document Type: Article

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