Local neutral density and plasma parameter measurements in a hollow cathode plume

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

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1826-1838

  Jameson, Kristina K ^a,b,c   Goebel, Dan M ^a,b,c   Mikellides, Ioannis ^a,b,c   Watkins, Ron M ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Advanced Propulsion Technology Group   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODE PLUME; DISCHARGE MODELS; EXTENDED LIFE TEST (ELT); GAS PARAMETERS; LANGMUIR PROBE DIAGNOSTICS; PLUME MODELS;

CATHODES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; THERMAL PLUMES; XENON;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 34249700220     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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