Status of a five-centimeter-diameter ion thruster technology program
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A prototype auxiliary propulsion subsystem with isolated single tank propellant feed system and 5 cm-diameter ion thruster is described in this article, along with a 5 cm diameter ion thrusters.Abstract:
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Ion Propulsion Development Projects in US: Space Electric Rocket Test I to Deep Space 1
TL;DR: The historical background and characteristics of the experimental flights of ion propulsion systems and the major ground-based technology demonstrations are reviewed in this paper, where the results of the first successful ion engine flight in 1964, Space Electric Rocket Test (SERT) I, which demonstrated ion beam neutralization, along with the extended operation of SERT II starting in 1970.
Scaling of Ion Thrusters to Low Power
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined ion thruster scaling relationships in detail to determine performance limits, and lifetime expectations for thruster input power levels below 0.5 kW, and identified the thruster technologies required to achieve the performance and lifetime targets.
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A Synopsis of Ion Propulsion Development Projects in the United States: SERT 1 to Deep Space I
TL;DR: The historical background and characteristics of the experimental flights of ion propulsion systems and the major ground-based technology demonstrations were reviewed in this paper, where the results of the first successful ion engine flight in 1964, SERT I which demonstrated ion beam neutralization, along with the extended operation of SERT II starting in 1970.
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SERT II Hollow Cathode Multiple Restarts in Space
W. R. Kerslake,Robert C. Finke +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, both neutralizer and main cathodes of each flight thruster have been restarted repeatedly following storage periods up to 490 days, with no deterioration of cathode heaters.
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Development of a 5-cm Flight-Qualified Mercury Ion Thruster
TL;DR: Orton, G. F. and Schweickert, T. N., private communication, April 1973, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio as mentioned in this paper, private communication.
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SERT II - Durability of the hollow cathode and future applications of hollow cathodes
W. R. Kerslake,V. K. Rawlin +1 more
TL;DR: Byers, R. T., Csiky, G. A., and Byers, D. T. as mentioned in this paper proposed the SERT II thruster for the first time in 1969.
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Electrical propulsion for control of stationary satellites
TL;DR: In this paper, the application of electric propulsion engines to attitude control and stationkeeping of 24-hour stationary satellites is analyzed and compared with the performance of contemporary cold gas, monopropellant, and bipropellants propulsion systems.
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A submillipound mercury electron bombardment thruster
TL;DR: Submillipound mercury electron bombardment ion thrustor efficiency, noting cathode pole piece, baffle position and geometry influence on ion chamber performance was discussed in this article, where the authors showed that the cathode poles and baffle positions were important factors in ion chamber efficiency.