Microfabricated electrospray emitter arrays with integrated extractor and accelerator electrodes for the propulsion of small spacecraft

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Dandavino, S ^a   Ataman, C ^a   Ryan, C N ^b   Chakraborty, S ^a   Courtney, D ^a   Stark, J P W ^b   Shea, H ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

electrospray; small satellites; spacecraft propulsion; wafer level integration

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; MICROFABRICATION; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ELECTROSPRAY EMITTER; ELECTROSPRAYS; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; HIGH-DENSITY ARRAYS; MICROFABRICATED ARRAYS; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES; SPACECRAFT INDUSTRY; WAFER-LEVEL INTEGRATION;

ACCELERATION;

EID: 84905192577     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/24/7/075011     Document Type: Article

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