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Ion Propulsion

Ion propulsion is a type of electric propulsion system that generates thrust by accelerating ionized propellant particles through electrostatic or electromagnetic fields, distinguishing it from chemical and other forms of rocket propulsion by its high specific impulse and low thrust magnitude.

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Ion-supported tori and the origin of radio jets

M. J. Rees, Mitchell C. Begelman, R. D. Blandford et al. · Nature · 1982 · 825 citations

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Applications of a travelling wave‐based radio‐frequency‐only stacked ring ion guide

Kevin Giles, Steven Pringle, Kenneth R. Worthington et al. · Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry · 2004 · 719 citations

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Electric propulsion for satellites and spacecraft: established technologies and novel approaches

Stéphane Mazouffre · Plasma Sources Science and Technology · 2016 · 546 citations · Full text

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Low frequency oscillations in a stationary plasma thruster

Laurent Garrigues · Journal of Applied Physics · 1998 · 454 citations

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The velocity filter ship, a separator of unslowed heavy ion fusion products

G. Münzenberg, W. Faust, S. Hofmann et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods · 1979 · 388 citations

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  1. DM
    Dan M. Goebel

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    48 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. JE
    James E. Polk

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    36 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. MP
    Michael Patterson

    Glenn Research Center, United States

    43 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. IK
    Ira Katz

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    34 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. RE
    Richard E. Wirz

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    38 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

605

  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    43 h-index

    373 publications

    15.1K citations

  2. Glenn Research Center

    Cleveland, United States

    36 h-index

    441 publications

    13.4K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    32 h-index

    165 publications

    5.7K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    29 h-index

    125 publications

    5.9K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    23 h-index

    97 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. Edwards Air Force Base

    Edwards Air Force Base, United States

    22 h-index

    57 publications

    3K citations

  7. United States Air Force Research Laboratory

    Wright-Patterson AFB, United States

    22 h-index

    66 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

    Tokyo, Japan

    21 h-index

    107 publications

    3.5K citations

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  1. Journal of Propulsion and Power

    155 publications · 6K citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Physics

    51 publications · 3.1K citations

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  3. Physics of Plasmas

    59 publications · 2.5K citations

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  4. Plasma Sources Science and Technology

    46 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

    57 publications · 1.8K citations

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