Is the gas-fed PPT an electromagnetic accelerator? An investigation using measured performance

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Ziemert, J K ^a   Choueiri, E Y ^a   Birx, Daniel ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Science Research Laboratory Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; NASA; OPTICAL PUMPING; PROPULSION; PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS;

ACCELERATION PROCESS; DIFFUSION PUMPS; DISCHARGE INITIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACCELERATOR; FRAMING CAMERA; IMPULSE MEASUREMENT; PULSED PLASMA; SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84963799422     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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