Developing field emitter array cathode systems for electrodynamic tether propulsion

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

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Morris, D ^a   Gilchrist, B ^a   Gallimore, A ^a   Jensen, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; IONOSPHERE; PROPULSION; VACUUM;

COLD FIELD EMISSIONS; CURRENT EMISSIONS; ELECTRO-DYNAMIC TETHER; FIELD EMITTER ARRAY CATHODES; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; SEMI-CONDUCTOR WAFER; SPACE CHARGE LIMIT; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 84896479552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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