Yevgeny Raitses
(Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
20/09/2023, 15:50
Space
Invited Oral
Among established and emerging plasma technologies for space applications are electric propulsion for satellites, plasma contactors for preventing charge accumulation on spacecraft and electrodynamic tethers. This talk will be focused mainly on electric propulsion which utilizes electric power to ionize and accelerate propellant, thereby generating thrust. The main advantage of using electric...
