Implementation of a ¼ Inch Hollow Cathode into a Miniature Xenon Ion Thruster (MiXI)

Over the last decade, miniature ion thruster development has remained an active area of research do to its low power, low thrust, and high efficiency, however, due to several technical issues; a flight level miniature ion thruster has proved elusive. This thesis covers the design, fabrication, assem...

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Main Author: Knapp, David Wayne
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2012
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/806
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1850&context=theses