Kinetic simulations of a plasma thruster

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Taccogna, F ^a   Schneider, R ^a   Longo, S ^b   Capitelli, M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

AZIMUTHAL FLUCTUATIONS; HALL THRUSTER; PLASMA THRUSTER; SHEATH INSTABILITY;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 43149114671     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/17/2/024003     Document Type: Article

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