The thrust of a collisional-plasma source

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1 PART 2, 2011, Pages 530-539

  Fruchtman, Amnon ^a  

^a HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ballistic neutrals; electric propulsion; ion neutral collisions; plasma accelerators; plasma thrusters

Indexed keywords

CHARGE-EXCHANGE COLLISIONS; COLLISIONALITY; ION PUMPING; ION-NEUTRAL COLLISIONS; IONIZATION RATES; NEUTRAL GAS; PLASMA THRUSTERS;

BALLISTICS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; PLASMA JETS; PLASMA SOURCES; PUMPS;

COLLISIONAL PLASMAS;

EID: 78651296624     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2010.2089067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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