AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 157(2025)

A Review of High Efficiency Energy Deposition and Conversion Technology for Inductive Pulsed Plasma Thrusters

Bixuan CHE*, Jianjun WU, Yuanyuan RAN, Xiaokang LI, Dawei GUO, and Yu ZHANG
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  • College of Aerospace Science and Engineering,National University of Defense Technology, Changsha410073,,China
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    Bixuan CHE, Jianjun WU, Yuanyuan RAN, Xiaokang LI, Dawei GUO, Yu ZHANG. A Review of High Efficiency Energy Deposition and Conversion Technology for Inductive Pulsed Plasma Thrusters[J]. AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, 2025, 42(1): 157

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    Category: Speciality Discussion

    Received: Aug. 20, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 13, 2025

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    DOI:10.19328/j.cnki.2096-8655.2025.01.017

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