Analysis of triple langmuir probe measurements in the plume of a pulsed plasma thruster

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Eckman, Robert ^a   Byrne, Lawrence ^a   Cameron, Edward ^a   Gatsonis, Nikos A ^a   Pencil, Eric J ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONS; LANGMUIR PROBES; NASA; PLASMA DEVICES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PROBES; PROPULSION;

ANGULAR VARIATION; DISCHARGE ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; LABORATORY MODELS; PARALLEL PLANES; SMALL VARIATIONS; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; TRIPLE LANGMUIR PROBES;

PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS;

EID: 84963812910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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