Electrospray as a source of nanopart1cles for efficient colloid thrusters

36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Gamero Gastano, M ^a   Hruby, V ^a  

^a Busek Co Inc   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHARGED COLLOIDS; COLLOID THRUSTERS; CONE-JET MODE; ELECTROSPRAYS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; LOW OPERATING VOLTAGE; SPACE MISSIONS; SPECIFIC IMPULSE;

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EID: 84895878624     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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