Performance of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster Using Dimethyl Ether Propellant
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1344-6460
DOI: 10.2322/jjsass.59.266