The power, Isp and thrust of ion thrusters are constrained by ther fixed grid gap in the ion accellerator, which limits performance and life to a limited range in Isp and thrust.


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    Title :

    Variable specific impulse high power ion thruster


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    2005 AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference


    Publication date :

    2005-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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