Three-dimensional particle simulations of ion optics plasma flow

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

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Wang, J ^a   Anderson, J ^a   Polk, J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84963877965     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-3799     Document Type: Conference Paper

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