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DC potential solutions for low pressure Cs diode with zero slope at emitter noting stability, oscillations and instability for ion/electron ratios
Aluminum oxide /sapphire/ Cs ion bombardment in controlled oxygen environment
Work function variation with Cs layer coverage on W, Mo, Re and Ni substrates, using field electron microscopes
Compatibility of refractory metals with liquid Hg, Cs, K, Na and Li, noting resistance to corrosion
Adsorption of CsF on W, noting effect of F on work function and thermal stability of Cs on W
Cs contact ion microthruster system design, fabrication and flight qualification, noting control logic/power conditioning unit and electronic packaging
Charge exchange collisions for 1.5-25 kev He ion beam passed through Cs vapor target of various densities, noting cross sections and composition of products
Saturation electron emission characteristics from incompletely outgassed Ta wire emitters immersed in Cs vapor using plasma anode technique, noting oxygen effects
Cs contact ion microthruster system design, fabrication and flight qualification, noting control logic/power conditioning unit and electronic packaging
Steady state interaction between collisionless plasma flow and immersed stationary magnetized or unmagnetized objects by inserting Cs ion accelerator into plasma wind tunnel
Electron energy loss per collision in Cs vapor discharge, measuring electric field and electron temperature by Langmuir probes
Liquid metal MHD power conversion system with Cs and Li as working fluids, describing hydraulic, electrical and high temperature tests results
NASA Lewis closed loop MHD generator subsonic tests, discussing ducts, purge and Cs injection systems, electrode coating, etc
Composite accelerator electrodes on Cs bombardment microthrustors, testing various designs and electrode coatings
Diatomic Cs 7667 A band vibrational spectrum analysis
Cs and Hg electrostatic thrustor effluents effects on spacecraft materials, describing chemical, metallurgical and thermophysical experiments
Two-bulb switchable pulsed spectral lamp with Cs and Xe for optical pumping studies
Solar energy thermionic converter life test program and equipment, noting failure due to loss of intraelectrode Cs