Numerical Simulation of Interaction between Hall Thruster CEX Ions and SMART-1 Spacecraft
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mathematical Problems in Engineering
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1024-123X,1563-5147
DOI: 10.1155/2015/418493