Resonance-probe measurements of plasma densities in electric-propulsion plumes

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 1-7

  Bilén, Sven G ^a,c   Haas, James M ^a,d   Gulczinski, Frank S ^a,d   Letoutchaia, Julia N ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c and Space Sciences   (United States)

^d Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory   (United States)

^e Aerospace Engineering and Applied Physics   (United States)

^f Physics Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; RESONANCE;

HALL EFFECT THRUSTERS; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; MICROWAVE NETWORK ANALYZER; PROBE MEASUREMENTS; PROBE TECHNIQUE;

PROBES;

EID: 84963860780     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2714     Document Type: Conference Paper

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