Numerical model of cesium ion beams in field emission electric propulsion thrusters

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1027-1035

  Andrenucci, Mariano ^a,b,c,d   Ciucci, Alessandro ^b,d,e   Marcuccio, Salvo ^b,d,f   Barsotti, Giuseppe ^a,c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Centrospazio   (Italy)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (Italy)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Ctro Italiano Recerche Aerospaziali   (Italy)

^f FEEP Section   (Italy)

^g Alitalia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CESIUM; CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ION BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FIELD EMISSION ELECTRIC PROPULSION THRUSTERS;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 0032207587     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5370     Document Type: Article

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