Ion beam characterisation of the RIT 10 ion thruster

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Zeuner, M ^b   Scholze, F ^b   Leiter, H J ^a   Kukies, R ^a   Feili, D ^a   Tartz, M ^b   Neumann, H ^b  

^a AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF SURFACE ENGINEERING IOM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM VOLTAGE; CHARGED IONS; ION THRUSTER; LOW-INTENSITY; PLASMA BULK; ROLE PLAY; SECONDARY PROCESS; XENON IONS;

ION PROPULSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASMAS; PROPULSION;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 84897585652     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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