Field emission performance of multiwalled carbon nanotubes for a low-power spacecraft neutraliser

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 64, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 875-881

  Aplin, K L ^a   Kent, B J ^a   Song, W ^b   Castelli, C ^c  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electric propulsion; Field emission; Spacecraft charging

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ELECTRON TUBES; FIELD EMISSION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SPACECRAFT;

CHARGE NEUTRALISATION; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; CONSTANT-EMISSIONS; ELECTRODE GEOMETRIES; ELECTRON EMITTERS; ELECTRON LOSS; EMISSION CURRENTS; EMISSION PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE TESTS; EXTRACTOR ELECTRODES; FIELD ELECTRON EMISSIONS; FIELD EMISSION ELECTRIC PROPULSIONS; FIELD-EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; IN LINES; LOW-POWER; NICKEL MESHES; OPERATING VOLTAGES; POWER CONSUMPTION; SPACECRAFT CHARGING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 61749102157     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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