Impact of energy gain and subsystem characteristics on fusion propulsion performance

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 988-994

  Chakrabarti, S ^a   Schmidt, G R ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; FUSION REACTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

FUSION PROPULSION;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0035442593     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5859     Document Type: Article

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