Study of microchannel structures for measuring emission conductance of indium field emission electric propulsion micro-thrusters

Y Zhong, J Liu, Z Li, Y Wang, W Li, H Zhang, S Zou… - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
Surface morphology of emitting tip has a significant effect on performance of Liquid-Metal
Ion Sources. In this paper, fabrication technics of dynamic micro-electrochemical etching …

Silicon emitter needle and array design for indium electrospray arrays for spacecraft propulsion

C Marrese-Reading, JR Anderson - 52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint …, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
I. Introduction icrofabricated silicon emitter array chip design has been developed to enable
the fabrication of electrospray thrusters with indium propellant for micronewton to …

Interplanetary networks for space internet and space positioning

JE Velazco - US Patent 12,015,472, 2024 - Google Patents
Interplanetary networks for space internet and space positioning are presented. The
described networks deploy spacecraft swarms along the solar system to form a science and …