Impact of anode layer thruster plumes on satellite communications

33rd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Gulczinski, Frank S ^a   Gallimore, Alec D ^a   Carlson, Douglas O ^a   Gilchrist, Brian E ^a  

^a The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; PHASE SHIFTERS; PROPULSION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ANODE LAYER THRUSTER; DISCHARGE VOLTAGES; ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; FULL WIDTH HALF MAXIMUM; MICROWAVE INTERFEROMETRIES; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SIGNAL ATTENUATION;

PHASE SHIFT;

EID: 84962859947     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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