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Ion Thrusters

Ion thruster is a type of electric propulsion device that generates thrust by electrostatically accelerating ions produced from a plasma source, distinguishing it from other plasma propulsion systems through its reliance on Coulomb forces rather than electromagnetic or thermal acceleration mechanisms.

905

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28.2K

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1.5K

Authors

354

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2017–2026

134

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Ion Thruster

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Publications

905

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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Tutorial: Physics and modeling of Hall thrusters

Jean-Pierre Bœuf · Journal of Applied Physics · 2017 · 463 citations

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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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Plasmas for spacecraft propulsion

Christine Charles · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics · 2009 · 356 citations

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The Particle‐In‐Cell Method

D. Tskhakaya, K. Matyash, R. Schneider et al. · Contributions to Plasma Physics · 2007 · 282 citations

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Authors

1.5K

  1. MP
    Michael Patterson

    Glenn Research Center, United States

    40 publications · 1.4K citations

    22

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  2. VK
    Vincent K. Rawlin

    Glenn Research Center, United States

    39 publications · 1.5K citations

    22

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  3. DM
    Dan M. Goebel

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    36 publications · 1.3K citations

    20

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  4. JS
    James S. Sovey

    Glenn Research Center, United States

    25 publications · 1.2K citations

    19

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  5. HK
    Hitoshi Kuninaka

    Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan

    31 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

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Institutions

354

  1. Glenn Research Center

    Cleveland, United States

    34 h-index

    369 publications

    11.5K citations

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    33 h-index

    248 publications

    8.9K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    24 h-index

    84 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    22 h-index

    83 publications

    3.9K citations

  5. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

    Tokyo, Japan

    20 h-index

    84 publications

    3K citations

  6. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    19 h-index

    50 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    19 h-index

    73 publications

    2.3K citations

  8. Edwards Air Force Base

    Edwards Air Force Base, United States

    18 h-index

    46 publications

    2.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Propulsion and Power

    105 publications · 4.4K citations

    41

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  2. Plasma Sources Science and Technology

    37 publications · 1.8K citations

    23

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  3. Physics of Plasmas

    41 publications · 1.5K citations

    23

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  4. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

    35 publications · 1K citations

    20

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  5. Journal of Applied Physics

    27 publications · 1.8K citations

    19

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