Laser-induced fluorescence characterization of ions emitted from hollow cathodes

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1660-1663

  Williams Jr , George J ^a   Smith, Timothy B ^a   Domonkos, Matthew T ^a   Gallimore, Alec D ^a   Paul Drake, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric propulsion; Hollow cathodes; Ion propulsion; Laser induced fluorescence; Plasma diagnostics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747285134     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.901251     Document Type: Article

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