Unstructured 3D pic simulations of field emission array cathodes for micropropulsion applications

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

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Gatsonis, Nikolaos A ^a   Spirkin, Anton ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-D PIC SIMULATIONS; COUPLING PHENOMENA; FIELD EMISSION ARRAYS; MICROPROPULSION APPLICATIONS; PARTICLE IN CELL; TETRAHEDRAL GRIDS; VIRTUAL CATHODES; WEIGHTING METHODOLOGY;

FIELD EMISSION; HOT ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROPULSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FIELD EMISSION CATHODES;

EID: 84896812669     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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