Volume 18, Issue 5 No AccessPlasma Processes in Inert-Gas ThrustersHarold R. Kaufman and Raymond S. RobinsonHarold R. Kaufman Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.Search for more papers by this author and Raymond S. Robinson Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/3.57842SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byDevelopment status of 20 mN xenon ion thrusterToshiyuki Ozaki, Eiji Nishida, Yoshifumi Gotoh, Akio Tsujihata and Ken-ichi Kajiwara22 August 2012Performance calculation of Hall thrusters1 Feb 1996 | Acta Astronautica, Vol. 38, No. 3Two-dimensional numerical model of plasma flow in a Hall thruster Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa 23 May 2012 | Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 11, No. 6Technology of closed-drift thrusters Harold R. Kaufman 17 May 2012 | AIAA Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1Theory of ion acceleration with closed electron drift Harold R. Kaufman 23 May 2012 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 21, No. 6Ion flow experiments in a multipole discharge chamber Harold R. Kaufman , Raymond S. Robinson and Larry E. Frisa 17 May 2012 | AIAA Journal, Vol. 22, No. 11Technology of closed-drift thrustersH. KAUFMAN17 August 2012Inert gas thruster technology Harold R. Kaufman , Raymond S. Robinson and Donald C. Trock 23 May 2012 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 20, No. 1Theory of ion acceleration with closed electron driftH. KAUFMAN17 August 2012Discharge plasma in a multipole ion thrusterY. ARAKAWA17 August 2012 What's Popular Volume 18, Number 5September 1981 Metrics Crossmark TopicsDiffusion CoefficientElectric PropulsionHeat ConductionHeat TransferIon ThrusterNon-Equilibrium ThermodynamicsPropellantPropulsion and PowerRocket PropellantRocketrySpacecraft PropulsionThermal DiffusionThermodynamicsThermophysics and Heat Transfer KeywordsIon ThrusterPlasma ProcessingElectron TemperatureConductionDiffusion CoefficientArgon PropellantIon BeamThermal EnergyTurbulent DiffusionNumerical IntegrationDigital Published online23 May 2012