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Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters
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Note from the Series Editor xi
Foreword xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: Thruster Principles 15
Chapter 3: Basic Plasma Physics 37
Chapter 4: Ion Thruster Plasma Generators 91
Chapter 5: Ion Thruster Accelerator Grids 189
Chapter 6: Hollow Cathodes 243
Chapter 7: Hall Thrusters 325
Chapter 8: Ion and Hall Thrusters Plumes 393
Chapter 9: Flight Ion and Hall Thrusters 429
Appendix A Nomenclature 447
Appendix B Gas Flow Unit Conversions and Cathode Pressure Estimates 463
Appendix C Energy Loss by Electrons 467
Appendix D Ionization and Excitation Cross Sections for Xenon 471
Appendix E Ionization and Excitation Reaction Rates for Xenon in Maxwellian Plasmas 475
Appendix F Electron Relaxation and Thermalization Times 479
Appendix G Clausing Factor Monte Carlo Calculation 483
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