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Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Electric Propulsion

2010

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Mixi Thruster Tungsten And Thoriated Tungsten Testing, Jesse R. Miller Jan 2010

Mixi Thruster Tungsten And Thoriated Tungsten Testing, Jesse R. Miller

Aerospace Engineering

The purpose of this project is to build and evaluate a tungsten filament cathode for the 3-cm Miniature Xenon Ion (MiXI) thruster. The filament is to be used for future tests within the CP 3-cm MiXI and thoriated tungsten is to be examined as a possible alternative. No testing of these filaments was conducted, but the preparatory work has been conducted for future testing.