A model of hollow cathode plasma chemistry

38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Katz, Ira ^a   Anderson, John R ^a   Polk, James E ^a   Brophy, John R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP SPACE MISSIONS; DIFFUSION LIMITED; DISCHARGE CHAMBER; EMISSION ZONE; HOLLOW CATHODES; ION GENERATION; RESONANT CHARGE EXCHANGE; VAPOR PHASE;

BARIUM; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ORIFICES; PROPULSION; SPACE STATIONS;

CATHODES;

EID: 84896692913     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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