Low-thrust mission simulation - Feedback to hardware definition.
Low thrust mission simulation dependence on hardware definition, discussing power plant characteristics, jet velocity and thrustor efficiency
Mascy, A. C.↗
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Plasma properties and performance of mercury ion thrusters.
Electron bombardment mercury ion thrustor plasma properties and performance, computing ion beam current, discharge losses and propellant utilization efficiency
Masek, T. D.↗
Durability of the SERT II hollow cathode and future applications of hollow cathodes.
SERT 2 thrustor hollow cathode durability tested in bell jar
Kerslake, W. R.↗
Life test of six high temperature resistojets.
Life test of high temperature /2400 K/ 10 millipound resistojet thrustors, comparing results to theoretical predictions
Halbach, C. R.↗
Segmented anode, CO sub 2 -H sub 2 performance and hollow cathode erosion tests on a low power MPD arc thruster.
Segmented anode, carbon dioxide-hydrogen performance and hollow cathode erosion tests on low power MPD arc thrustor, noting current measurements
Burkhart, J. A.↗
Control analysis of an ion thruster with programmed thrust.
Digital computer simulation and analysis of control loops for ion thrustor control
Mueller, P. A.↗
Systems characteristics of liquid mercury cathode thrusters.
Liquid mercury cathode thrustors characteristics satisfying constraints imposed by solar flux variations with distance from sun
King, H. J.↗
Electrothermal instability - An explanation of the MPD arc thruster rotating spoke phenomenon.
Electrothermal instabilities for explanation of MPD arc thrustor rotating spoke phenomenon, noting agreement with experimental results
Smith, J. M.↗
SERT II flight-type thruster system performance.
SERT 2 thrustor system performance over expected mission parameters, noting operational lifetime excess over mission requirements
Byers, D. C.↗
Ion accelerator designs for Kaufman thrusters.
Ion accelerators design for Kaufman thrustors in terms of beam optics and grid lifetime, using digital computer and electrolytic tank analog
Lathem, W. C.↗
Magneto-electrostatically contained plasma ion thruster.
Electrostatic electron bombardment ion thrustor with magnetoelectrostatically contained plasma
Moore, R. D.↗
Theoretical analyses of electrothermal thrusters with supersonic heat addition.
Performance analysis for electrothermal thrustor using lithium propellant with supersonic heat addition
Leon, H. I.↗
LM cathode electron bombardment thrusters.
Liquid mercury cathode electron bombardment thrustors applicability to electric propulsion missions
Bayless, J. R.↗
The radial field Kaufman thruster.
Kaufman thrustor with predominant radial field, noting electron mobility across ion extraction screen and advantages of uniform plasma distribution
Knauer, W.↗
Study and optimization of 15 cm Kaufman thruster discharges.
Kaufman thrustor performance dependence on transmission of ion extraction optics and magnetic field shape
Knauer, W.↗
Analysis of the expected thrust misalignment of Kaufman thrusters.
Causes and magnitudes of thrust misalignment of Kaufman type electron bombardment ion thrustor
Amboss, K.↗
A study of the axial velocities in an ammonia MPD thruster.
Axial velocities in ammonia MPD thrustor exhaust by measuring Doppler shifts of spectral lines emitted by plasma constituents
Connolly, D. J.↗
Solar electric propulsion system evaluation.
Solar electric propulsion system performance consisting of thrustors with thrust vector aligning actuators, switching network and flight type power conditioner
Costogue, E.↗