An experimental investigation of a high- voltage electron-bombardment ion thruster
Performance of mercury electron bombardment thrustor at large acceleration potential
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Performance of mercury electron bombardment thrustor at large acceleration potential
Performance tests on high voltage isolator for mercury propellant feed system of ion engine
Electron diffusion process in beam plasma passing through electrically floating anode
Electrode misalignments effects on thrust vector control for Kaufman electric rocket thrustors, noting implications for SERT 2 mission
Energy and angular distributions of neutral atoms and charge-exchange ions from mercury electron bombardment thrustor, determining particle effluxes
Conventional and composite grid designs tested with low voltage Kaufman thrustor
Electrode misalignments effects on thrust vector control for Kaufman electric rocket thrustors, noting implications for SERT 2 mission
Optimum discharge chamber configuration of permanent magnet mercury-bombardment thrustor for SERT II mission
Kaufman thrustor with curved stainless steel accelerating grid system noting operation, efficiency, plasma instability, etc
Solar electric propulsion for space missions, evaluating modularized ion propulsion systems to determine effect of electric isolation on system reliability, weight, etc
Performance of bipropellant fractional-pound rocket thrustor
Test program for capillary needle colloidal thrustor technology with various tip geometries, materials, and propellants
Fluidic proportional thrust control system with vortex valves
Cooling techniques for space storable reaction control thrustors
Performance of radiation cooled magnetoplasmadynamic arc thrustors
Electron bombardment mercury ion thrustor plasma properties and performance, computing ion beam current, discharge losses and propellant utilization efficiency
Segmented anode, carbon dioxide-hydrogen performance and hollow cathode erosion tests on low power MPD arc thrustor, noting current measurements
Background pressure and magnetic field shape effect on MPD thrustor performance, testing radiation cooled thrustors