Plasma Thruster: New Space Debris Removal Technology (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Plasma Thruster: New Space Debris Removal Technology (2 of 2)

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Schematic of a magnetic nozzle rf plasma thruster (helicon plasma thruster) having two open source exits and photographs of the three operation modes in the laboratory test.

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Kazunori Takahashi.

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