Plasma contacting with a solid expellant

37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Burtner, D ^a,b   Wilbur, P J ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Dept of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; TETHERLINES;

AMBIENT PLASMAS; B-Y IONS; DENSE PLASMA; ELECTRO-DYNAMIC TETHER; HOLLOW CATHODES; PHYSICAL PROCESS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84983119356     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-381     Document Type: Conference Paper

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