Simulating ionospheric plasma with a hollow cathode in a large vacuum chamber

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 617-621

  Bilén, Sven G ^a   Domonkos, Matthew T ^b   Gallimore, Alec D ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CATHODES; COMPUTER CONTROL; KRYPTON; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL PLUMES; XENON;

HOLLOW CATHODE ASSEMBLIES (HCA); IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS;

PLASMA SIMULATION;

EID: 0035390786     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3726     Document Type: Article

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