Fullerene propellant research for electric propulsion

32nd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Anderson, John R ^a   Fitzgerald, Dennis ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONS; FULLERENES; ION ENGINES; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; IONS; PROPELLANTS; PROPULSION;

AVERAGE RESIDENCE TIME; BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES; COLLISIONAL PROCESS; ELECTRON-IMPACT IONIZATION CROSS SECTIONS; ENGINE TEMPERATURES; FIRST IONIZATION POTENTIALS; FULLERENE FRAGMENT; POSITIVELY CHARGED;

IMPACT IONIZATION;

EID: 85085407637     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-3211     Document Type: Conference Paper

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