Preliminary characterization of a helicon plasma source for space propulsion

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 8904-8913

  Pucci, J M ^a,b   Sinenian, N ^a,c   Palaia, J ^a,b   Celik, M ^a,b   LaBry, Z ^a,b   Shabshelowitz, A ^a,b   Batishchev, O ^a,b   Martinez Sanchez, M ^a,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Aeronautics and Astronautics   (United States)

^c Nuclear Science and Engineering

^d Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; GAS MIXTURES; MAGNETS; PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; WAVELENGTH;

HELMHOLTZ CONFIGURATION; MINI-HELICON THRUST; PROPELLANT GAS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 34249323717     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-5255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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