Ion thruster
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 NASA's 2.3 kW NSTAR ion thruster for the Deep Space 1 spacecraft during a hot fire test at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. |
An ion thruster is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion that creates thrust by accelerating ions. The terms is strictly used to refer to gridded ion thrusters, but may often more loosely be applied to all electric propulsion systems that accelerate plasma, since plasma consists of ions. Ion thrusters are categorized by how they accelerate the ions, using either electrostatic or electromagnetic force. Electrostatic ion thrusters use the Coulomb force and accelerate the ions in the direction of the electric field. Electromagnetic ion thrusters use the Lorentz force to accelerate the ions.
- Related: Colloid thruster, Spacecraft propulsion, Nuclear electric rocket, Hall effect thruster, Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, Electrodeless plasma thruster, Pulsed inductive thruster
| NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ep.jpl.nasa.gov - Web |
| Colorado State University Electric Propulsion & Pl... Colorado State University Electric Propulsion & Plasma Engineering (CEPPE) Laboratory www.engr.colostate.edu/ionstand/ - Web |
| The Daily Galaxy: NASA Trumps Star Trek: Ion Drive... The Daily Galaxy: NASA Trumps Star Trek: Ion Drive Live! (April 13, 2009) www.dailygalaxy.com/.../nasa-trumps-star-trek-ion-drive-live.html - Web |
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| The Daily Galaxy: The Ultimate Space Gadget: NASA'... The Daily Galaxy: The Ultimate Space Gadget: NASA's Ion Drive Live! (July 7, 2009) www.dailygalaxy.com/.../the-ultimate-space-gadget-nasas-ion-drive-live-a-galaxy-classic.html - Web |
| ElectroHydroDynamic Thrusters (EHDT) ElectroHydroDynamic Thrusters (EHDT) www.rmcybernetics.com/science/propulsion/ehdt.htm - Web |
