A 30-cm-diameter, low specific impulse, hollow cathode mercury thruster
Low specific impulse hollow cathode mercury thrustor for deep space electric propulsion, using SERT 2 configuration
King, H. J.↗
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Power conditioning requirements for ion thruster systems
Power conditioning requirements and specifications for spacecraft electric propulsion ion thrustor
Bartlett, R.↗
Application of integrated circuits in ion thruster power conditioning
Integrated circuits for control and telemetry functions in oxide cathode ion thrustor power conditioning system operating from solar panel
Benson, G. C.↗
A mechanism for three axis control of an ion thruster array
Three axis attitude ion thrust vector control mechanism for solar electric propulsion spacecraft, discussing gimbal and translation actuators, array and cabling
Ferrera, J. D.↗
Performance of a 20 cm LM cathode thruster system
Liquid metal /mercury/ cathode thrustor system for operation at reduced beam voltages, discussing design and performance
Bayless, J. R.↗
Radioisotope thruster technology
Radioisotope thrustors for space propulsion, considering thermal heating methods and direct recoil
Jackson, F. A.↗
Deposition of ion thruster effluents on SERT 2 spacecraft surfaces
Method for predicting characteristics of interaction of oblique shock wave with laminar or turbulent layers
Burns, R. J.↗
Pressure measurements in the exhaust of a pulsed megawatt MPD arc thruster
Exhaust pressure measurements on pulsed magnetoplasmadynamic arc thrustor
Michels, C. J.↗
Mathematical representation of current density profiles from ion thrusters
Mathematical representation of ion beam current density profiles
Reynolds, T. W.↗
Low-frequency plasma noise from the electron- bombardment ion thruster
Low frequency plasma noise from mercury electron bombardment ion thrustor studied for several magnetic field configurations
Cohen, A. J.↗
Tests of permanent magnet and superconducting magnet MPD thrusters
Tests of permanent magnet and superconducting magnet MPD radiation cooled thrustors
Bishop, A. R.↗
Cathode studies of a radiation cooled MPD arc thruster
Cathode insulator modifications of radiation cooled MPD arc thrustor tested in power range of 9.8 to 46.4 kW using ammonia as principal propellant
Esker, D. W.↗
Potential star tracker interference from radiation produced by mercury bombardment thrusters
Potential star tracker interference from radiation produced by mercury bombardment thrustors using electric propulsion systems
Milder, N. L.↗
Theoretical analysis of a grid-translation beam deflection system for a 30-cm diameter Kaufman thruster
Analysis of ion beam thrust deflection system using grid translation techniques
Adam, W. B.↗
Space storable thruster investigation
Design, characteristics, and test firing of radiation and film cooled 25 pound thrust graphitic thrust chamber with liquid cryogenic propellants
Campbell, J. G.↗
A submillipound mercury electron bombardment thruster
Submillipound mercury electron bombardment ion thrustor efficiency, noting cathode pole piece, baffle position and geometry influence on ion chamber performance
Banks, B. A.↗
Dynamic voltage-current characteristics of a megawatt MPD-ARC thruster
Dynamic I-V characteristics of megawatt pulsed MPD-arc plasma thrustor under various axial magnetic fields given for Ar and hydrogen propellants
Michels, C. J.↗
Cathode and ion chamber investigations on a 20-cm diameter hollow cathode ion thruster
Electron bombardment ion thrustor using hollow cathode and two-grid ion accelerating geometry, discussing performance tests
Fitzgerald, D. J.↗