LaB6 hollow cathodes for ion and hall thrusters

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 552-558

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

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Advanced Propulsion Group   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALL EFFECT; ION PROPULSION; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; ROCKETS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE STATIONS;

HALL THRUSTERS; HOLLOW CATHODES; ION THRUSTERS; SATELLITE STATIONS;

CATHODES;

EID: 34250341353     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.25475     Document Type: Article

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