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

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Wang, J ^a   Brinza, D ^a   Goldstein, R ^a   Polk, J ^a   Henry, M ^a   Young, D T ^b   Hanley, J J ^b   Nordholt, J ^c   Lawrence, D ^c   Shappirio, M ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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