Plasma propulsion engine
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plasma-propulsion-engine-175-11685717
title:
Plasma propulsion engine
text:
A plasma propulsion engine is a type of electric propulsion that generates thrust from a quasi-neutral plasma. This is in contrast with ion thruster engines, which generate thrust through extracting an ion current from the plasma source, which is then accelerated to high velocities using grids/anodes. These exist in many forms. However, in the scientific literature, the term "plasma thruster" sometimes encompasses thrusters usually designated as "ion engines". Plasma thrusters do not typically u
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of electric propulsion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_propulsion_engine
date created:
2006-04-11T15:34:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T06:24:41Z
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