Ion acceleration mechanisms of helicon thrusters
A helicon plasma source is a device that can efficiently ionize a gas to create high density, low temperature plasma. There is growing interest in utilizing a helicon plasma source in propulsive applications, but it is not yet known if the helicon plasma source is able to function as both an ion so...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47691 |