Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion—Ion and Hall Thrusters

Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters

by Dan M. Goebel and Ira Katz 

2008 (508 pages)

ISBN:9780470429273

Complemented with scores of tables, figures, homework problems, and references, this important book explains the fundamentals of electric propulsion for spacecraft and describes in detail the physics and characteristics of ion and Hall thrusters.

Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion—Ion and Hall Thrusters

Note From the Series Editor

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1

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Introduction

Chapter 2

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Thruster Principles

Chapter 3

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Basic Plasma Physics

Chapter 4

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Ion Thruster Plasma Generators

Chapter 5

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Ion Thruster Accelerator Grids

Chapter 6

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Hollow Cathodes

Chapter 7

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Hall Thrusters

Chapter 8

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Ion and Hall Thruster Plumes

Chapter 9

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Flight Ion and Hall Thrusters

Appendix A

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Nomenclature

Appendix B

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Gas Flow Unit Conversions and Cathode Pressure Estimates

Appendix C

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Energy Loss by Electrons

Appendix D

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Ionization and Excitation Cross Sections for Xenon

Appendix E

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Ionization and Excitation Reaction Rates for Xenon in Maxwellian Plasmas

Appendix F

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Electron Relaxation and Thermalization Times

Appendix G

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Clausing Factor Monte Carlo Calculation