High-energy space propulsion based on magnetized target fusion

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 1-15

  Thio, Y C F ^a   Freeze, B ^a   Kirkpatrick, R C ^b   Landrum, B ^c   Gerrish, H ^a   Schmidt, G R ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ENGINES; FUSION REACTIONS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MAGNETIC NOZZLES; MAGNETOPLASMA; MATERIALS HANDLING; PLASMA JETS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; ELECTRICAL GENERATORS; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; HIGH VOLTAGE DC POWER SUPPLIES; MAGNETIC FLUX COMPRESSION GENERATORS; MAGNETIZED TARGET FUSION; REACTION CHAMBERS; SPACE PROPULSIONS;

PULSED POWER TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84963837907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2703     Document Type: Conference Paper

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