Krypton performance optimization in high-voltage hall thrusters

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 921-924

  Linnell, Jesse A ^a,b,c   Gallimore, Alec D ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d Aerospace Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CONFINED FLOW; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HALL EFFECT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETS; PROPELLANTS; PROPELLERS;

CHANNEL WALLS; HIGH-VOLTAGE HALL THRUSTERS; MAGNETIC PLASMA; REAL-TIME EFFICIENCY;

KRYPTON;

EID: 33746898641     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.18531     Document Type: Article

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