Dual-mode operation of stationary plasma thrusters

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-47

  Lazurenko, Alexey ^a   Vial, Vanessa ^a   Bouchoule, Andre ^a   Skrylnikov, Alexandre ^b,c   Kozlov, Vyacheslav ^b,d   Kim, Vladimir ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b MOSCOW AVIATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Stationary Plasma Thruster Department ^*

^d Stationary Plasma Thruster Department

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTIMIZATION;

HIGH-POWER THRUSTERS; LABORATORY-MODEL THRUSTER; MASS-FLOW RATES; STATIONARY PLASMA THRUSTERS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 32844461851     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.8279     Document Type: Article

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