Primary electron modeling in the discharge chamber of an ion engine

38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Mahalingam, Sudhakar ^a   Menart, James A ^a  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PROPULSION;

AXISYMMETRIC; COMPUTER CODES; DISCHARGE CHAMBER; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; GAIN INSIGHT; MAGNETIC RINGS; PRIMARY ELECTRONS;

ION ENGINES;

EID: 85087602734     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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