No AccessErosion Processes of the Discharge Cathode Assembly of Ring-Cusp Gridded Ion ThrustersA. Gallimore, Joshua Rovey and Daniel HermanA. GallimoreThe University of MichiganSearch for more papers by this author, Joshua RoveyStarfire Industries, LLCSearch for more papers by this author and Daniel HermanQSS Goup, Inc.Search for more papers by this authorSession: PDL-10: Space Plasma Propulsion IIPublished Online:15 Jun 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2006-3558SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous chapter Next chapter FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byModeling and Simulation of the Effect of Cathode Gas Flow on the Lifetime and Performance of an Annular-Geometry Ion Engine1 Jan 2019 | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 47, No. 1 What's Popular 37th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference 05 June 2006 - 08 June 2006San Francisco, Californiahttps://doi.org/10.2514/6.2006-3558 Crossmark TopicsElectrochemical CellsElectrodesEnergyEnergy FormsEnergy Forms, Production and ConversionEnergy Storage and BatteriesIon ThrusterPropellantPropulsion and PowerSpacecraft Propulsion KeywordsGridded Ion ThrusterCathodePropellantPlasma ContainmentLaser Induced FluorescencePlasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion LaboratoryKinetic EnergyNASA Glenn Research CenterEnergy DistributionConservation of MassDigital Topics Plasmadynamics and Lasers