Behavior of the thrust vector in the NSTAR ion thruster

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

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Polk, J E ^a   Anderson, J R ^a   Brophy, J R ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACHINE DESIGN; PROPULSION; THERMAL ENGINEERING; VECTORS;

ENGINEERING MODELING; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; LONG TERM DRIFT; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; THERMAL COMPONENT; THERMAL DESIGNS; THERMAL TRANSIENTS; XENON FEED SYSTEMS;

ION ENGINES;

EID: 85087240049     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-3940     Document Type: Conference Paper

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