Emerging trends in wall-free Hall thrusters development

• Published in: Вопросы атомной науки и техники
• Date: 2021
• Main Authors: Litovko, I.V., Bazhenov, V.Yu., Goncharov, A.A., Dobrovolsky, A.N., Naiko, I.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Національний науковий центр «Харківський фізико-технічний інститут» НАН України 2021
• Subjects: Beam dynamics
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/195649
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Emerging trends in wall-free Hall thrusters development / I.V. Litovko, V.Yu. Bazhenov, A.A. Goncharov, A.N. Dobrovolsky, I.V. Naiko // Problems of Atomic Science and Technology. — 2021. — № 6. — С. 111-116. — Бібліогр.: 21 назв. — англ.

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