Ion acceleration in a radio frequency driven ferroelectric plasma source

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2 III, 2005, Pages 876-881

  Kovaleski, Scott D ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric devices; Ion sources; Plasma engines; Space vehicle propulsion

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; ION SOURCES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

FERROELECTRIC PLASMA SOURCE; ION ACCELERATION; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; MICROPROPULSION CONCEPTS; PLASMA ENGINES; PONDEROMOTIVE ACCELERATION; SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION;

PLASMA SOURCES;

EID: 18844408317     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.844592     Document Type: Article

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