Microarcjet microthruster for nanosat applications

Collection of Technical Papers - 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1724-1730

  Slough, John ^a,c,d   Ewing, J J ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Ewing Technology Associates   (United States)

^c Box 352400 ^*  (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD GAS THRUSTERS; MICROARCJET MICROTHRUSTERS; THRUST MEASUREMENTS;

CHARGING (BATTERIES); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; OPTIMIZATION;

PROPULSION;

EID: 36749018135     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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