A thruster has a first stage and a second stage. The first stage is a plasma source that outputs a plasma. The second stage is an accelerator. In one embodiment, the second stage is a plasma accelerator that accelerates the plasma. In another embodiment, the second stage is an ion accelerator that accelerates the ions from the plasma.
MICRO-PROPULSION SYSTEM
2020-11-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
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British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999
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