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Title: Review of European electric propulsion developments

Conference · · AIAA Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6032736

European activities in the field of electric propulsion research, primarily under ESA sponsorship, are discussed. Attention is given to German RF ion thrusters using Xe gas propellant, a family of British Xe-propellant Kaufmann thrusters with outputs in the 10-200 mN range, the results of tests with the Field Emission Electric Propulsion system, Italian MPD thruster-related research, and recent developments in power-augmented catalytic thruster and resistojet electrothermal propulsion systems. 51 references.

Research Organization:
ESA, European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands
OSTI ID:
6032736
Report Number(s):
AIAA-Paper-8-1099; CONF-870558-
Journal Information:
AIAA Pap.; (United States), Conference: 19. international electric propulsion conference, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, 11 May 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English