Zenith-angle distributions of erosion rates near high-current hollow cathodes

32nd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Kameyama, Ikuya ^a   Wilbur, Paul J ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; COPPER; ORIFICES; PROPULSION;

CATHODE DISCHARGE; CATHODE POTENTIAL; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; HOLLOW CATHODES; ION ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; ION SPUTTER EROSION; ORIFICE PLATE; RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZER;

EROSION;

EID: 85085407174     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-3208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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