Pulsed plasma thruster plume study: Symmetry and impact on spacecraft surfaces

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

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Arlington, Lynn A ^a   Marrese, Colleen M ^b   Blandino, John J ^b  

^a Dynacs Engineering Company Inc   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPULSION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; FILM DEPOSITION; FLUOROCARBON POLYMERS; INTERFEROMETER SYSTEMS; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; SPACECRAFT SURFACES; TRANSMITTANCE AND REFLECTANCES; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS;

EID: 84896462475     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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