Wear mechanisms in electron sources for ion propulsion, 1: Neutralizer hollow cathode

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 855-865

  Mikellides, Ioannis G ^a,b   Katz, Ira ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SOURCES; EROSION; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; ORIFICES; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CATHODE LIFE; CHANNEL EROSION; HOLLOW CATHODES; ION DENSITY; LONG DURATION; PARTIALLY-IONIZED GAS; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; WEAR MECHANISMS;

CATHODES;

EID: 49349104543     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.33461     Document Type: Article

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