Published February 25, 2008
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Journal article
A concept of ferroelectric microparticle propulsion thruster
Creators
- 1. Physics Department, Technion, 32000 Haifa (Israel)
Description
A space propulsion concept using charged ferroelectric microparticles as a propellant is suggested. The measured ferroelectric plasma source thrust, produced mainly by microparticles emission, reaches ∼9x10-4 N. The obtained trajectories of microparticles demonstrate that the majority of the microparticles are positively charged, which permits further improvement of the thruster
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2888955;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 92
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- p. 081504-081504.3
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- CODEN
- APPLAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40003075
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S42: ENGINEERING;
- Descriptors DEI
- FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; PARTICLES; PLASMA; PROPULSION; THRUSTERS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MATERIALS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics