Microfabrication and test of an integrated colloid thruster

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 964-967

  Krpoun, R ^a   Raber M ^a   Shea, H R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; COLLOIDS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; IONIC LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL DESIGN; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; TESTING;

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICRO-PROPULSION SYSTEMS; SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL;

IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 50149090680     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2008.4443818     Document Type: Conference Paper

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