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Active since
1987
Affiliations
Jet Propulsion Laboratory(Current)
California Institute of Technology
Glenn Research Center
University of Michigan
United States Air Force Research Laboratory
James E. Polk is an author at Jet Propulsion Laboratory specializing in engineering, plasma physics, and propulsion.
Publications per year
1987–2023
An overview of the results from an 8200 hour wear test of the NSTAR ion thruster
James E. Polk, James B. Anderson, John Brophy et al. · 35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit · 1999 · 200 citations
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics +14
Hollow cathode theory and experiment. II. A two-dimensional theoretical model of the emitter region
Ioannis G. Mikellides, Ira Katz, Dan M. Goebel et al. · Journal of Applied Physics · 2005 · 158 citations
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics +16
Recommended Practice for Thrust Measurement in Electric Propulsion Testing
James E. Polk, Anthony Pancotti, Thomas Haag et al. · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2017 · 125 citations · Full text
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17
Wear Mechanisms in Electron Sources for Ion Propulsion, II: Discharge Hollow Cathode
Ioannis G. Mikellides, Ira Katz, Dan M. Goebel et al. · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2008 · 104 citations
Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Physics +17
Three-Dimensional Particle Simulations of Ion-Optics Plasma Flow and Grid Erosion
Joseph Wang, James E. Polk, John Brophy et al. · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2003 · 96 citations
Natural Sciences, Physics, Computational Fluid Dynamics +16
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