Emission measurements and in-situ observation of ionic liquid electrospray thrusters with longitudinally grooved emitters
Koki Matsukawa,
Yuiko Nakashima,
Momoko Naemura
et al.
Abstract:An externally wetted emitter array with longitudinally grooved structures for ionic liquid electrospray thrusters was fabricated to improve ionic liquid transport to the emitter tips. Two grooved emitter shapes with different groove depths were successfully fabricated using microelectromechanical system processing techniques. We evaluated the current–voltage characteristics, measured the mass spectra using time-of-flight (ToF) spectrometry, and conducted in-situ observations using a high-speed microscope. The … Show more
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