Space - Proven indium liquid metal field ion emitters for ion microthruster applications

33rd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Fehringer, M ^a   Rudenauer F ^a   Steiger, W ^a  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; INDIUM; ION BEAMS; ION SOURCES; LIQUID METALS; METAL IONS; METALS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ENGINEERING MODELING; FOCUSED ION BEAM TECHNOLOGY; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; ION THRUSTER SYSTEMS; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LOW-THRUST ELECTRIC PROPULSION; POTENTIAL CONTROL; SPACE INSTRUMENTATIONS;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84962844781     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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