Deep space one investigations of ion propulsion contamination: Overview and initial results

38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Brinza, D ^a   Wang, J ^a   Polk, J ^a   Henry, M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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