A Pulsed Plasma Thruster Using Dimethyl Ether as Propellant
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عنوان ژورنال: TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1884-0485
DOI: 10.2322/tastj.10.pb_65