Sputter yield measurements of graphite and carbon-carbon material for ion thruster grids

37th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Deltschew, R ^a   Tartz, M ^a   Plicht, V ^a   Hartmann, E ^a   Neumann, H ^a   Leiter, H J ^b   Esch, J ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF SURFACE ENGINEERING IOM   (Germany)

^b AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

^c Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION ENGINES; PROPULSION; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

CARBON CARBONS; GRID MATERIAL; ION THRUSTER; MACROSCOPIC SURFACES; SPUTTER YIELDS;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 85088344178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-3493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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