Hall thruster-cathode coupling

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Tilley, Dennis L ^a   de Grys, Kristi H ^a   Myers, Roger M ^a  

^a Primex Aerospace Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALL THRUSTERS; PROPULSION;

CATHODE DISCHARGE; EFFECT OF CATHODE; FLOATING POTENTIALS; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PLUME INTERACTION; POSITION AND ORIENTATIONS; THRUSTER PERFORMANCE;

CATHODES;

EID: 84913571171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2865     Document Type: Conference Paper

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