Life test of microwave discharge ion thrusters for muses-c in engineering model phase

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Kuninaka, Hitoshi ^a   Funaki, Ikko ^a   Toki, Kyoichiro ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; DURABILITY; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRODES; ION ENGINES; ION PROPULSION; IONS;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS; ENDURANCE TEST; ENGINEERING MODELING; INSTITUTE OF SPACE AND ASTRONAUTICAL SCIENCE; ION THRUSTER SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE DISCHARGE; PLASMA CHAMBERS; SAMPLE RETURN;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84963795289     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2439     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. J. Kawaguchi, et. al, “MUSES-C: Technologies Development and Nereus Exploration Scenario”, Space Technology, Vol. 17, No. 5-6, pp. 265-279, 1997.
2. H. Kuninaka and S. Satori, “Development and Demonstration of a Cathode-less Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Thruster”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol.14, No.6,1998, pp.1022-1026.
3. H. Kuninaka, I. Funaki, Y. Shimizu and K. Toki, “Status on Endurance Test of Cathode-less Microwave Discharge Ion Thruster”, AIAA 98-3647, Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Cleveland, August 1998.