Plasma diagnostics and thrust performance analysis of a microwave-excited microplasma thruster

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 45, Issue 10 B, 2006, Pages 8235-8240

  Takao, Yoshinori ^a   Ono, Kouichi ^a   Takahashi, Kazuo ^a,b   Eriguchi, Koji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electric propulsion; Micronozzle; Microplasma; Microthruster; Microwave; Nanosatellite; Plasma diagnostics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ELECTROSTATICS; LIGHT EMISSION; PERMITTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MICRONOZZLE; MICROPLASMA; MICROTHRUSTER; NANOSATELLITE;

PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

EID: 34547256722     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.45.8235     Document Type: Article

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