Design and performance of the new rf-ion thruster RITI15

34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Groh, K H ^a   Leiter, H J ^a   Lob H W ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; ION PROPULSION; PROPULSION; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES; INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS; ION TRAJECTORY SIMULATIONS; MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; PRIMARY PROPULSION; STATIONARY PLASMA THRUSTER; TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION;

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EID: 84963831937     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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