A method is described for improving the performance of a magnetohydrodynamic arc thruster in the 600 to 2100 second specific impulse range. This is accomplished by locating the thruster cathode in the exhaust beam, downstream from the anode and main propellant injection point.
Magneto Plasma Dynamic Arc Thruster
1971
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
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