A conceptual titan orbiter with probe mission using advanced radioisotope power systems

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 813, Issue , 2006, Pages 356-363

  Abelson, Robert D ^a   Spilker, Thomas R ^a   Shirley, James H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brayton; Orbiter; Radioisotope power system; RPS; RTG; Stirling; Titan; TPV

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751225928     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2169213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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