Model of plasma contactor performance

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 824-828

  Katz, I ^a,d   Gardner, B M ^a,d   Mandell, M J ^a,d   Jongeward, G A ^a   Patterson, M ^b   Myers, R M ^c  

^a MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Olin Aerospace Company   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; CATHODES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

ELECTRON CONVECTION; ELECTRON PLASMA FREQUENCY; ION LOSS RATE; ION MASS; PLASMA CONTACTOR PERFORMANCE;

SPACE STATIONS;

EID: 0031272535     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3294     Document Type: Article

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