Indium Field Emission Electric Propulsion Microthruster Experimental Characterization

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-218

  Tajmar, M ^a,b,c   Genovese, A ^a,b   Steiger, W ^a,b  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b Space Propulsion ^*  (Austria)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; INDIUM; PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

FIELD EMISSION THRUSTERS; POTENTIAL CONTROL;

ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

EID: 1842687200     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9247     Document Type: Article

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