Analytical discharge model for RF ion thrusters

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5 PART 1, 2008, Pages 2111-2121

  Goebel, Dan M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coils; Discharges; Electric fields; Electric potential; Gas discharges; Ion engines; Ionization; Plasma generation; Plasmas; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GLOW DISCHARGES; ION PROPULSION; IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PLASMAS; RADIO; RADIO WAVES;

COILS; DISCHARGES; GAS DISCHARGES; ION ENGINES; PLASMA GENERATION; RADIO FREQUENCY;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 59749096121     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2004232     Document Type: Article

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