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Hollow cathode ignition studies and model development

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Abstract

The Hollow Cathode Assembly is a thermionic source of electrons critical to the operation of the L-3 ETI Xenon Ion Propulsion System (XIPS) thruster.

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Goebel, Dan. 2005-10-01. Hollow cathode ignition studies and model development. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060042940

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