Emission Characteristics of Passively Fed Electrospray Microthrusters with Propellant Reservoirs

The characterization of a miniaturized ionic liquid electrospray thruster for nanosatellite applications is presented. The thruster investigated features an emitter array of 480 emitter tips per sq...

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