Very low-power DC plasma-jet microthrusters

37th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Horisawa, Hideyuki ^a   Kimura, Itsuro ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; NOZZLES; PROPULSION; SOLID PROPELLANTS; TUNGSTEN;

DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRODE LOSS; LASER OPTICAL LEVERS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE; STABLE OPERATION; THRUST MEASUREMENT; TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES;

PLASMA JETS;

EID: 85065996086     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-3791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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