Segmented electrode hall thruster

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1396-1401

  Diamant, Kevin D ^a,c,d   Pollard, James E ^a,c,d   Cohen, Ronald B ^a,c,d   Raitses, Yevgeny ^b,d   Fisch, Nathaniel J ^b,c,d,e  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c M5 754 ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Program in Plasma Physics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; GRAPHITE; THERMAL PLUMES; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

HALL THRUSTERS; NONEMISSIVE ELECTRODES; UNCERTAINTY;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 33845428852     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19417     Document Type: Article

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