Ion Detachment in the Helicon Double-Layer Thruster Exhaust Beam
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in Journal of Propulsion and Power
- Vol. 22 (1), 24-30
- https://doi.org/10.2514/1.13914
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