Volume 24, Issue 5 No AccessMeasurement of 30-Centimeter Ion Thruster Discharge Cathode ErosionG. J. Williams Jr., T. B. Smith and A. D. GallimoreG. J. Williams Jr. Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, Ohio 44135Search for more papers by this author, T. B. Smith University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109Search for more papers by this author and A. D. Gallimore University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.22982SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited bySingle- and two-photon absorption laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy in rare gases for gridded ion thruster diagnostics7 March 2022 | EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation, Vol. 9, No. 1 What's Popular Volume 24, Number 5September 2008 Metrics Crossmark TopicsElectrochemical CellsElectrodesEnergyEnergy Storage and BatteriesIon ThrusterPropellantPropulsion and PowerSpacecraft Propulsion KeywordsCathodeIon EnginesLaser Induced FluorescenceOrifice PlateElectron TemperatureFluorescencePropellantPlasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion LaboratoryOptical Emission SpectroscopySolar Electric PropulsionDigital Published online23 May 2012