The physics and engineering of the Vasimr engine

36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Chang Díaz, Franklin R ^a   Squire, Jared P ^a   Bengtson, Roger ^b   Breizman, Boris N ^a   Baity, F Wally ^c   Carter, Mark D ^c  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HELICONS; MAGNETIC NOZZLES; MAGNETOPLASMA; NASA; PLASMA THEORY; ROCKETS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

HELICON DISCHARGE; IN-SPACE PROPULSION; ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; PLASMA INJECTORS; PLASMA PARTICLES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RESEARCH EFFORTS; VARIABLE SPECIFIC IMPULSE MAGNETOPLASMA ROCKETS;

ION ENGINES;

EID: 85088181264     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-3756     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. F.R. Chang and J.L. Fisher; "A Supersonic Gas Target for a Bundle Divertor Plasma", Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 22, No. 8, 1982.
2. M.D. Carter, F.R. Chang-Díaz, A.V. Bin, D.O. Sparks, F.W. Baity Jr., R.H. Goulding, E.F. Jaeger, J.P. Squire, "Radio Frequency Plasma Applications for Space Propulsion", Proceedings ofICEAA99(l999).
3. R. Sagdeev, University of Maryland, East West Space Science Center; private communication. March, 2000.
4. F.R. Chang Díaz, "Research Status of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket", Transactions of Fusion Technology, 35, 87-93 (1999).
5. L.D. Cassady and F.R. Chang Díaz, "Parametric Study of Mars Trajectories Under Variable Specific Impulse" Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77059 (USA). Internal report in publication.