Wear mechanisms in electron sources for ion propulsion, 2: Discharge hollow cathode

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 866-879

  Mikellides, Ioannis G ^a,b   Katz, Ira ^a,b   Goebel, Dan M ^b,c   Jameson, Kristina K ^b,c   Polk, James E ^b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRON SOURCES; EROSION; GASES; ION PROPULSION; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONS; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EROSION MECHANISMS; EROSION PATTERNS; PARTIALLY-IONIZED GAS; PLASMA PROPERTIES; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS; THEORETICAL MODELING; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 49249120074     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.33462     Document Type: Article

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