Validating a plasma momentum flux sensor to an inverted pendulum thrust stand

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 746-752

  Longmier, Benjamin W ^a,e   Reid, Bryan M ^b   Gallimore, Alec D ^c,f   Chang Díaz, Franklin R ^d,g   Squire, Jared P ^a,g   Glover, Tim W ^b,g   Chavers, Greg ^f,h   Edgar, III A Bering ^g,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Ad Astra Rocket Company   (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e Physics Department   (Canada)

^f Aerospace Engineering and Applied Physics   (United States)

^g Ad Astra Rocket Company   (Canada)

^h Mission Operations Laboratory

ⁱ 617 Science and Research Building 1   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; HALL EFFECT; HALL EFFECT TRANSDUCERS; HALL THRUSTERS; PENDULUMS;

ANODE VOLTAGES; EXHAUST PLUMES; HALL EFFECT THRUSTERS; IMPACT FORCE; INVERTED PENDULUM; MOMENTUM FLUX; THRUST STAND; VACUUM CHAMBERS;

MOMENTUM;

EID: 66549109045     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.35706     Document Type: Article

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