Satellite auxiliary propulsion selection techniques. Survey of auxiliary electric propulsion system
Reliability and cost of electrostatic and electromagnetic thrustor systems for satellite auxiliary propulsion
Holcomb, L. B.↗
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Beam focusing characteristics of variously shaped grid holes
Beam focusing characteristics of variously shaped grid holes with application to electron bombardment ion thrustors
Byers, D. C.↗
Spectrum of MPD arc oscillations at low- magnetic field
Arc oscillation spectra in MPD thrustor operation at low magnetic field
Connolly, D. J.↗
A submillipound mercury electron bombardment thruster
Submillipound mercury electron bombardment ion thrustor efficiency, noting cathode pole piece, baffle position and geometry influence on ion chamber performance
Banks, B. A.↗
Dynamic voltage-current characteristics of a megawatt MPD-ARC thruster
Dynamic I-V characteristics of megawatt pulsed MPD-arc plasma thrustor under various axial magnetic fields given for Ar and hydrogen propellants
Michels, C. J.↗
Cathode and ion chamber investigations on a 20-cm diameter hollow cathode ion thruster
Electron bombardment ion thrustor using hollow cathode and two-grid ion accelerating geometry, discussing performance tests
Fitzgerald, D. J.↗
Parametric investigation of mercury hollow- cathode neutralizers
Parameters influence on mercury hollow cathode neutralizers for Kaufman ion thrustor
Byers, D. C.↗
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.↗
SERT II - Design requirements for integrating electric propulsion into a spacecraft
Electric propulsion systems integration into SERT 2 spacecraft, discussing launch imposed environment, thrust vector control, thrustor breakdown, power conditioning, etc
Rulis, R. J.↗
SERT II - Mission, thruster performance, and in-flight thrust measurements
SERT 2 spacecraft ion thrustor ground tests and flight operation, tabulating performance data
Goldman, R. G.↗
Exploratory tests on a downstream-cathode MPD thruster
Low power MPD arc thrustor performance with downstream cathode, using Xe propellant
Burkhart, J. A.↗
Operation of a lightweight power conditioner with a hollow-cathode ion thruster
Hollow cathode ion thrustor and lightweight power conditioner of solar-electric propulsion system for unmanned deep space probes
Costogue, E. N.↗
A 30 cm mercury ion thruster module
Low specific impulse hollow cathode mercury thrustor for deep space electric propulsion, using SERT 2 configuration
King, H. J.↗
Electron-bombardment ion source operation using various gases
Performance tests of electron bombardment ion thrustor, using xenon, krypton argon, neon, nitrogen, helium and carbon dioxide
Byers, D. C.↗
Bombardment thruster investigations at the Lewis Research Center - 1971
NASA Lewis Research Center Hg electron bombardment ion thrustors research programs
Kerslake, W. R.↗
Status of a five-centimeter-diameter ion thruster technology program
Ion thrustor technology and subsystem development program status, describing design and performance characteristics
Banks, B. A.↗
Vectoring of the beam from ion bombardment thrusters
Beam vector control from ion bombardment thrustors with dual grid electrostatic, movable screen electrode and discharge chamber extraction systems
Collett, C. R.↗
Mathematical representation of current density profiles from ion thrusters
Ion thrustor ion beam current density profiles mathematical representation by two parameter equation
Reynolds, T. W.↗