An advanced contact ion microthruster system.
Cs contact ion microthruster system design, fabrication and flight qualification, noting control logic/power conditioning unit and electronic packaging
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Cs contact ion microthruster system design, fabrication and flight qualification, noting control logic/power conditioning unit and electronic packaging
Cesium contact ion microthrustor experiment onboard ATS 4, measuring emission currents and spacecraft potentials
Pressure-sintering, in which the unfired laminated ferrite plane is placed between two flat punches and pressed during firing, reduces lateral firing shrinkage to less than one percent. A decrease in thickness of the laminate produces the required volume shrinkage. Phlogopite is the most suitable contact material investigated.
Cable connector is developed in which each pair of contact elements is isolated by plastic cells and the mating interface is sealed by an elastic gasket. So insulated, the connector may be operated under high vacuum conditions at voltages up to 600 V ac without electrical leakage or intercontact ionization.
Split ring, angular-contact bearing has only one ball path on the inner race and the outer race. Upon failure of either races or balls, bearing is reversed in its housing so that force is applied to opposite points on the races and bearing operation is unaffected by previous failure.
Development of electroformed aluminum solar cell contacts and interconnects
Parameters affecting contact performance of high reliability relays
Design and performance of rolling contact bearings
Performance characteristics of liquid and solid lubricants for contacts of miniature slip-ring capsules
Relationship between dynamic contact angle and velocity of liquid front along solid surface
Friction and contact resistance for gallium lubricated low speed copper sliprings in vacuum
Contact resistance of electroplated flat conductor cable conductors
Areas of contact and pressure distribution in bolted or riveted joints determined by finite element method
Electrochemical tests and physical measurements to determine degradation mechanism in solar cells with silver-titanium contacts exposed to humid atmospheres
Carrier concentration profiles and surface resistance of Ohmic contacts to solution epitaxial n-type GaAs wafers measured by Schottky barrier capacitance
Laser harmonic-frequency mixing techniques extended into IR with IR metal-metal point contact diode
Thermal isolation characteristics of interstitial materials in vacuum environment, inserting materials between contacting metal surfaces at various pressures and temperatures
Metallic adhesion produced by surfaces compression, discussing asperities plastic deformation and macrodeformation caused by contact area growth