Fundamentals of the plasma sail concept: Magnetohydrodynamic and kinetic studies

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 853-861

  Khazanov, G ^a,e   Delamere, P ^b   Kabin, K ^c,f   Linde, T J ^d,f  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^f Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETIC BUBBLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMAS;

HYBRID SIMULATION; MONI-MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC PLASMA PROPULSION SYSTEM (M2P2); PLASMA INJECTION; PLASMA SAIL;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 26244446617     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.3737     Document Type: Article

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