Experimental Investigations of a Krypton Stationary Plasma Thruster

Stationary plasma thrusters are attractive electric propulsion systems for spacecrafts. The usual propellant is xenon. Among the other suggested propellants, krypton could be one of the best candidates. Most studies have been carried out with a Hall effect thruster previously designed for xenon. The...

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Main Authors: A. I. Bugrova, A. M. Bishaev, A. V. Desyatskov, M. V. Kozintseva, A. S. Lipatov, M. Dudeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/686132