Generation and characteristics of plasma wind tunnel streams.
Plasma wind tunnel simulating spacecraft travel through ionosphere
Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Sellen, J. M., Jr..
Plasma wind tunnel simulating spacecraft travel through ionosphere
Ion beam diagnostics - plasma wind tunnel stream generation and characteristics, mercury optical resonance probe, environment effects on ion stream neutralization, and electric field meters
Resonance radiation absorption used to study ion engines by detecting neutral atoms in engine exhaust plasma
Neutralization of high perveance ion beams for electrically propelled spacecraft studied in environmental chambers and in flight tests
Environmental effects influencing experiments with ion thrust beams in small and large chambers and space flight test
Possible interaction between a vehicle bearing an electrical propulsion device and the resident plasma in space
Plasma-vehicle interaction in a plasma stream
Beam neutralization tests of electron bombardment engine model in simulated space environment