Modelling studies of charged particle interactions for a space application

An electron emitter neutraliser to prevent spacecraft charging from the use of positive ion thrusters is under development at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. A particle-in-cell code, KARAT, has been used to simulate laboratory experiments, Laboratory test results have been successfully obtained...

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Auteurs principaux: Aplin, K, Tarakanov, V
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 2004