Control analysis of an ion thruster with programmed thrust.
Digital computer simulation and analysis of control loops for ion thrustor control
Mueller, P. A.↗
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Systems characteristics of liquid mercury cathode thrusters.
Liquid mercury cathode thrustors characteristics satisfying constraints imposed by solar flux variations with distance from sun
King, H. J.↗
Electrothermal instability - An explanation of the MPD arc thruster rotating spoke phenomenon.
Electrothermal instabilities for explanation of MPD arc thrustor rotating spoke phenomenon, noting agreement with experimental results
Smith, J. M.↗
SERT II flight-type thruster system performance.
SERT 2 thrustor system performance over expected mission parameters, noting operational lifetime excess over mission requirements
Byers, D. C.↗
Design and development of an annular slit colloid thruster.
Research and development program in annular slit colloid thrustor technology, proving thrustor feasibility by performance tests
Stark, K. W.↗
Ion accelerator designs for Kaufman thrusters.
Ion accelerators design for Kaufman thrustors in terms of beam optics and grid lifetime, using digital computer and electrolytic tank analog
Lathem, W. C.↗
Magneto-electrostatically contained plasma ion thruster.
Electrostatic electron bombardment ion thrustor with magnetoelectrostatically contained plasma
Moore, R. D.↗
Theoretical analyses of electrothermal thrusters with supersonic heat addition.
Performance analysis for electrothermal thrustor using lithium propellant with supersonic heat addition
Leon, H. I.↗
LM cathode electron bombardment thrusters.
Liquid mercury cathode electron bombardment thrustors applicability to electric propulsion missions
Bayless, J. R.↗
The radial field Kaufman thruster.
Kaufman thrustor with predominant radial field, noting electron mobility across ion extraction screen and advantages of uniform plasma distribution
Knauer, W.↗
Study and optimization of 15 cm Kaufman thruster discharges.
Kaufman thrustor performance dependence on transmission of ion extraction optics and magnetic field shape
Knauer, W.↗
Analysis of the expected thrust misalignment of Kaufman thrusters.
Causes and magnitudes of thrust misalignment of Kaufman type electron bombardment ion thrustor
Amboss, K.↗
A study of the axial velocities in an ammonia MPD thruster.
Axial velocities in ammonia MPD thrustor exhaust by measuring Doppler shifts of spectral lines emitted by plasma constituents
Connolly, D. J.↗
A survey and evaluation of research on the discharge chamber plasma of a Kaufman thruster.
Discharge chamber plasma processes in electron bombardment ion thrustors, considering factors affecting thrustor performance
Milder, N. L.↗
New functional approaches for redundant inert gas thruster systems.
Valving concepts and functional approaches for inert gas attitude control thrustor systems providing redundancy safeguards at minimum weight, volume and power costs
Chisel, D. M.↗
ATS-III resistojet thruster system performance.
ATS 3 spacecraft ammonia-fueled resistojet engine test performance
Davis, W. S.↗
Theoretical analyses of electrothermal thrusters with supersonic heat addition
Theoretical performance analyses for electrothermal thrustor using lithium propellant with combination of radioisotope and electrical energy sources
Leon, H. I.↗
Performance mapping of 20-cm hollow-cathode mercury ion thruster
Experimental design of 20-cm mercury electron bombardment thrustor
Fitzgerald, D.↗