Three-dimensional numerical simulation of field-emission-electric-propulsion backflow contamination

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-78

  Tajmar, M ^a   Wang, J ^b  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; ION PROPULSION; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

BACKFLOW CONTAMINATION; BACKFLOW ION CURRENT; FIELD EMISSION ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0035086233     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3656     Document Type: Article

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