A pulsed cathodic arc spacecraft propulsion system

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Neumann, P R C ^a   Bilek, M M M ^a   Tarrant, R N ^a   McKenzie, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE GEOMETRY; CATHODE CURRENTS; CATHODE MATERIALS; CATHODIC ARC; CATHODIC VACUUM ARCS; CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION; CURRENT PROFILE; EXHAUST VELOCITY; IMPULSE GENERATION; IMPULSE MEASUREMENT; ION THRUSTER; IONIZED PLASMAS; POLYMER MATERIALS; PULSE CURRENTS; PULSE DURATIONS; PULSED CATHODIC ARC; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS; SPECIFIC IMPULSE;

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; CATHODES; CAVITY RESONATORS; SPACECRAFT; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 70350648734     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/18/4/045005     Document Type: Article

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