Power balance in a helicon plasma source for space propulsion

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-109). === Electric propulsion systems provide an attractive option for various spacecraft propulsion applications due to their high specific impulse. The...

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Main Author: White, Daniel B., Jr
Other Authors: Manuel Martinez-Sanchez and Oleg V. Batishchev.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45237