INDICE: Note from the Series Editor. Foreword. Preface . Acknowledgments. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Thruster Principles. Chapter 3: Basic Plasma Physics. Chapter 4: Ion Thruster Plasma Generators. Chapter 5: Ion Thruster Accelerator Grids. Chapter 6: Hollow Cathodes. Chapter 7: Hall Thrusters. Chapter 8: Ion and Hall Thruster Plumes. Chapter 9: Flight Ion and Hall Thrusters.Appendices. A: Nomenclature. B: Gas Flow Unit Conversions and Cathode Pressure Estimates. C: Energy Loss by Electrons. D: Ionization and Excitation Cross Sections for Xenon. E: Ionization and Excitation Reaction Rates for Xenon in Maxwellian Plasmas. F: Electron Relaxation and Thermalization Times. G: ClausingFactor Monte Carlo Calculation.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-42927-3
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 528
- Fecha Publicación: 07/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés