Browsing by Author/Contributor "Kemp, Mark A., 1980-"

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  • Evaluation of a ferroelectric cathode for use in electric propulsion [abstract] 

    Lopez-Rivera, Miguel; Candelaria-Beniquez, Vidal; Kemp, Mark A., 1980-; Kovaleski, Scott D. (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
    Electric propulsion is used to keep communication satellites in the proper position relative to Earth and for propulsion on deep space probes. One part of the propulsion system, the cathode, is required for the neutralization ...

  • The ferroelectric plasma thruster 

    Kemp, Mark A., 1980- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    Micropropulsion is an enabling technology for microspacecraft. As requirements for microspacecraft missions become more demanding, so do the requirements for micropropulsion. Therefore, existing technologies require ...

  • Self-neutralization experiments with a ferroelectric plasma thruster [abstract] 

    Candelaria-Beniquez, Vidal; Lopez-Rivera, Miguel; Kemp, Mark A., 1980-; Kovaleski, Scott D. (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)
    The use of microspacecraft for space missions is an active area of research. Micropropulsion is a technology which provides small yet efficient thrust. One microthruster being developed at the University of Missouri is the ...

  • Simulation and experimental study of the multichanneling rimfire gas switch 

    Kemp, Mark A., 1980- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
    Since 1985, the Rimfire switch has been used extensively in accelerators at Sandia National Laboratories. Demands for increased future accelerator performance require improvements to the Rimfire switch. This thesis is both ...