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Accession Number
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ADA564078
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Title
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Advanced Plasma Propulsion.
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Publication Date
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Nov 2011
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Media Count
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145p
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Personal Author
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A. Hallock E. Choueiri M. Martinez-Sanchez M. A. Cappelli S. Gildea
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Abstract
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This final technical report documents an extensive experimental and theoretical effort, sponsored by AFOSR under Dr. Mitat Birkan and coordinated between research groups at three universities (MIT, Princeton, Stanford) dealing with two main branches of plasma propulsion: (Branch I) Ion production and acceleration from non-annular, magnetically insulated thrusters. (Branch II) Electrodeless inductive plasma propulsion, specifically the Faraday Accelerator with RF-Assisted Discharge and Conical Theta Pinch (FARAD+CTP).
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Keywords
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Current sheets
Cusped field thrusters
Dynamic plasma behavior
Electron kinetic tracking
Ion transport
Laser induced fluorescence
Plasma accelerators
Plasma engines
Plasma propulsion
Plumes
Thrusters
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Source Agency
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Non Paid ADAS
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NTIS Subject Category
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46G - Plasma Physics
81B - Electric & Ion Propulsion
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Corporate Author
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Princeton Univ., NJ.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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Final rept. 1 Nov 2009-31 Aug 2011.
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NTIS Issue Number
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1302
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Contract Number
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FA9550-09-1-0127
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