Keywords:ion thruster; electric propulsion; ion accelerator breakdown
Publisher:Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2005.
Citation:2005 AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, Tuscon, AZ, July 10-13, 2005
Abstract:
An investigation of the high voltage breakdown thresholds for molybdenum and carbon-based electrodes used in ion thruster accelerator grids has been undertaken.