Electrostatic propulsion [[electronic resource] ] : a selection of technical papers based mainly on a Symposium of the American Rocket Society held at U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, November 3, 4, 1960 / / edited by David B. Langmuir, Ernst Stuhlinger, J.M. Sellen, Jr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823102103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Academic Press, 1961
• ISBN: 1-60086-479-1; 1-60086-260-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (591 p.)
• Collana: Progress in astronautics and rocketry ; ; v. 5
• Altri autori (Persone): LangmuirDavid B; SellenJ. M; StuhlingerErnst
• Disciplina: 629.4225
• Soggetti: Ion rockets; Plasma rockets
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Sponsored by the Ion and Plasma Propulsion Committee of the American Rocket Society.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Ion and Plasma Propulsion Committee""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""A. Ion Generation""; ""Introduction""; ""Experimental Performance of Ion Rockets Employing Electron-Bombardment Ion Sources""; ""The Duoplasmatron: Theoretical Studies and Experimental Observations""; ""The Development of a Negative Ion Source""; ""Liquid Metal Droplets for Heavy Particle Propulsion""; ""The Oscillating-Electron Plasma Source""; ""Theory of Ion Emission From Porous Media""; ""Characteristics of Porous Surface Ionizers""; ""The Effects of Surface Structure and Adsorption on the lonization Efficiency of a Surface lonization Source""""B. Ion Acceleration and Impact Effects""; ""Introduction""; ""Multiple Beam Ion Motors""; ""Space-Charge Theory for Ion Beams""; ""Sputtering Due to High Velocity Ion Bombardment""; ""Sputtering of Copper by Ion Bombardment in the Energy Range of 5 - 25 keV""; ""C. Neutralization""; ""Introduction""; ""A Three Dimensional Calculation of the Effects of Insufficient Space ; Charge Neutralization on Ion Rockets""; ""Numerical Techniques in the Calculation of Effects of Insufficient Space Charge Neutralization on Ion Rockets""""Justification of the Use of the Collisionless Boltzmann Equation for Ion Beam Neutralization Studies""; ""Circular Beam Neutralization""; ""An Electrogasdynamic Approach to the Ion Jet Charge Neutralization Problem""; ""Neutralization of Ion Beams for Propulsion by Electron Trap Formation""; ""Transient and Steady State Behavior in Cesium Ion Beams""; ""Neutralization of Ion Beams""; ""On Ion Rocket Neutralization""; ""Present Status of the Beam Neutralization Problem""; ""D. Techniques and Testing""""Introduction""; ""Theory and Application of Hot-Wire Calorimeter for Measurement of Ion Beam Power""; ""Beam Diagnostic Techniques""; ""Diagnostics of the Space Charge Neutralization of Ion Beams by Electron Injection""; ""Engineering Research in Electrostatic Propulsion Devices""; ""Diffusion of Cesium and lonization on Porous Tungsten""; ""Trajectories and Thrust-Measurement Techniques for Space Testing of Ion Rocket Motors""; ""Instrumentation Program for Ion Engine Testing""; ""Concluding Remarks""