Experimental and theoretical studies of cylindrical Hall thrusters

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Smirnov, Artem ^a   Raitses, Yegeny ^a   Fisch, Nathaniel J ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PROPELLANTS;

CYLINDRICAL HALL THRUSTER (CHT); IONIZATION EFFICIENCY; PLASMA-WALL INTERACTION;

ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

EID: 34249883546     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2718522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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