Field emitter array cathodes for electrodymanic tether propulsion

International Astronautical Federation - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004

Volumn 11, Issue , 2004, Pages 7089-7095

  Kitamura, Shoji ^a   Nishida, ShiN'Ichiro ^a   Iseki, Yasushi ^b   Okawa, Yasushi ^c  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CURRENT DENSITY; DEBRIS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; FIELD EMISSION;

CNT EMITTERS; EDT PROPULSION; FIELD EMITTER ARRAY CATHODES; VOLTAGE BREAKDOWN;

PROPULSION;

EID: 34249043524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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