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ion engine [′ī‚än ‚en·jən]

(aerospace engineering)

An engine which provides thrust by expelling accelerated or high-velocity ions; ion engines using energy provided by nuclear reactors are proposed for space vehicles.

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No references found			The ion thrusters, powered by solar electricity and using tiny amounts of xenon gas as propellant, would hold the satellites in a B-orbit in full view of both Mars and Earth. New concept may enhance Earth-Mars communication by Asian News International The group introduces the technical side of nuclear propulsion and addresses nuclear thermal rocket propulsion systems, applications of ion thrusters to nuclear electric missions, high power and high-thrust-density electric propulsion for space transportation, metric configurations, and the legal issues and policies that need to be developed about the safety of nuclear propulsion systems and applications. Nuclear space power and propulsion systems by SciTech Book News The ion thrusters, powered by solar electricity and using tiny amounts of xenon gas as propellant, would hold the satellites in a B-orbit in full view of both Mars and Earth. New concept may enhance Earth-Mars communication by Asian News International			Ion Kanna ion kinetic energy spectrometry Ion Konstantinovich Chobanu ion laser Ion Luca Caragiale ion machining ion mean life ion microprobe ion microprobe mass spectrometer Ion Microscope ion migration ion milling Ion Nekulche ion pair Ion Panteleevich Drutse Ion Popescu-Gopo ion potential ion probe ion propulsion Ion Pump ion retardation ion scattering spectroscopy ion source Ion sources ion spot Ion thruster Ion Transport ion trap ion-acoustic wave ion-beam mixing ion-beam scanning ion-beam thinning ion-cyclotron-resonance mass spectrometer Ion-Electron Emission ion-exchange chromatography ion-exchange electrolyte cell ion-exchange resin Ion-Exchange Resins Ion-Exchange Sieves ion-exclusion chromatography ion-permeable membrane ion-selective field-effect transistor ion-solid interaction Iona Iona Emmanuilovich Iakir Iona Iakir Iona Island Ionas Antano Stasiunas Ionas Antaño Stasiunas Ionas Izidorjaus Shviadas Ionas Mikolo Kuzminskis			ion potential ion probe Ion Projection Lithography ion propulsion ion propulsion Ion Propulsion Control Unit ion pump ion pump ion pump Ion Release and Deposition Imaging Ion Release Module ion retardation ion rocket Ion Scattering Spectrometry Ion Scattering Spectroscopy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy Ion Selective Carrier Membrane Electrodes Ion selective electrode Ion selective electrode Ion Sensitive Field Effect Device Ion sensitive field effect transistor Ion source Ion Source Test Facility Ion Source Test Stand Ion sources Ion Specific Electrode ion spot Ion Stimulated Desorption Ion Temperature Gradient-Driven Turbulence Ion thruster ion transfer Ion transport Ion transporter Ion transporter Ion transporter ion trap ion trap ion trap Ion Trap Detector Ion Trap Mass Spectroscopy ion trapping ion trapping ion trapping Ion Vapor Deposition Ion wind generator Ion wind generator Ion-Acoustic ion-acoustic wave Ion-Assisted Deposition Ion-Assisted Pulsed-Laser Deposition ion-assisted sputter deposition Ion-Beam Materials Laboratory ion-beam mixing ion-beam scanning ion-beam thinning Ion-Channel Electron Cyclotron Maser Ion-channels Ion-channels ion-cyclotron-resonance mass spectrometer Ion-Electron Emission

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ion engine (redirected from Ion thruster)

ion engine
(redirected from Ion thruster)