Description of the SERT II spacecraft and mission
SERT 2 for testing ion thrustor reliability and operational characteristics, discussing design and mission objectives
Goldman, R. G.↗
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Design considerations and requirements for integrating an electric propulsion system into the SERT II and future spacecraft
Electric propulsion systems integration into SERT 2 spacecraft, discussing launch imposed environment, thrust vector control, thrustor breakdown, power conditioning, etc
Rulis, R. J.↗
Analytical study of colloid annular thrusters
Colloid annular thrustor performance, using low mass flow rate data and space charge formulas
Mahoney, J. F.↗
Experimental study of colloid annular thrusters
Colloid annular thrustors performance tests in vacuum chamber with LN cooled liner, using high speed analog to digital system to acquire time of flight /TOF/ data
Daley, H. L.↗
Design and development of a micropound extended range thrust stand /MERTS/
Micropound extended range thrust stand /MERTS/ for testing electric thrustors for spacecraft auxiliary propulsion, providing three thrust measurement ranges and data telemetry system
Dennis, T.↗
Component testing of a 30-centimeter diameter electron bombardment thruster
Critical components effect on small Hg electron bombardment thrustor derformance, considering glass coated accelerator grids, hollow cathodes and plasma bridge neutralizers
Bechtel, R. T.↗
Parametric investigation of mercury hollow cathode neutralizers
Parameters influence on mercury hollow cathode neutralizers for Kaufman ion thrustor
Byers, D. C.↗
Effect of geometry and field inside the pole piece in an electron bombardment thruster
Mercury electron bombardment thrustor, measuring effect of geometry and magnetic field inside pole piece region on discharge losses and propulsion efficiency
Fitzgerald, D. J.↗
Initial performance data on a low-power MPD arc thruster with a downstream cathode
Low power MPD arc thrustor performance with downstream cathode, using Xe propellant
Burkhart, J. A.↗
Cathode studies of a radiation cooled MPD arc thruster
Cathode geometry effect on performance of radiation cooled MPD arc thrustor in continuous mode
Esker, D. W.↗
Exhaust characteristics of a megawatt nitrogen MPD-ARC thruster
Exhaust velocity, electron density and temperature of pulsed megawatt nitrogen MPD-ARC thrustor, using Thomson scattering of pulsed laser light
Michels, C. J.↗
Velocity and thrust measurements in a quasi- steady magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Quasi-steady MPD arc thrustor average thrust measurements, considering time-of-flight velocity determination by ion collecting probes
Burlock, J.↗
Experimental techniques to determine electrostatic rocket exhaust effects on spacecraft surfaces
Cs and Hg electrostatic thrustor effluents effects on spacecraft materials, describing chemical, metallurgical and thermophysical experiments
Hall, D. F.↗
Outstanding problems regarding the feasibility of a repetitively pulsed MPD propulsion system
Repetitively pulsed MPD propulsion systems, considering thrustor performance
John, R. R.↗
A 30-cm-diameter, low specific impulse, hollow cathode mercury thruster
Low specific impulse hollow cathode mercury thrustor for deep space electric propulsion, using SERT 2 configuration
King, H. J.↗
Functional and physical design of a flight prototype ion engine power conditioner
Space compatible flight prototype ion engine power conditioning system design for Hg thrustor using oxide cathode
Benson, G. C.↗
Power conditioning requirements for ion thruster systems
Power conditioning requirements and specifications for spacecraft electric propulsion ion thrustor
Bartlett, R.↗
Application of integrated circuits in ion thruster power conditioning
Integrated circuits for control and telemetry functions in oxide cathode ion thrustor power conditioning system operating from solar panel
Benson, G. C.↗