Review of carbon-based grid development activities for ion thrusters

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Snyder, John Steven ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARGE TRANSFER; EROSION; ION EXCHANGE; ION PROPULSION; IONS; MOLYBDENUM; THERMAL EXPANSION;

COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSIONS; DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; FABRICATION METHOD; GRID MANUFACTURING; LIFE-LIMITING MECHANISMS; OPERATING REGIMES; STRENGTH PROPERTY;

ION ENGINES;

EID: 85088760150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-4715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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