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| Title: | Review of carbon-based grid development activities for ion thrusters |
| Authors: | Snyder, John Steven |
| Keywords: | carbon-carbon
ion optics
review
fabrication
vibration
arcing |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2003 |
| Publisher: | Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2003. |
| Citation: | 39th Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, AL, July 20-23, 2003 |
| Abstract: | The primary life-limiting mechanism for state-of-the-art ion thrusters is erosion of the accelerator grid by charge-exchange ions produced in the plume of the thruster. This paper reviews carbon-based grid development activities, specifically addressing grid manufacturing, optics performance, and launch and operational survivability. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/38497 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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