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Smart machinerynovel materials FutureTech Development of a metallic ion thruster using magnetron e-beam bombard-ments
The ion thruster uses metallic ions as the propellant. By using the concept of electron-beam physical vapor deposition processing, a zinc target is bombarded, heated, evaporated,ionized by magnetron e-beam bombardments. Zinc ions are accelerated by an electric fieldthus provides thrusts.
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