Naval Postgraduate School - Modification of spacecraft potentials by thermal electron emission on ATS-5

Modification of spacecraft potentials by thermal electron emission on ATS-5

ATS-5 - Electron Emission

Modification of Spacecraft Potentials by Thermal Electron Emission on ATS-5.pdf

Here is the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Article (PDF)

Some extra illustrations of the ion thruster and spacecraft, just for fun. The four posts support the wire filaments.

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