A SURVEY OF SOME PLASMA ACCELERATION DEVICES FOR SPACE PROPULSION APPLICATIONS
Abstract
The current status of pulsed plasma accelerators and steady-state j X B accelerators is summarized. Emphasis is placed upon three areas of the current state of knowledge: the basic inter action by which acceleration is accomplished; the loss mechanisms which exist in a given type device; and experimental results relevant to either of these two factors, as well as results of performance measurements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 17, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0408565
Entities
People
- D. M. Dix
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation