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55 relations: Adaptive optics, Argon, Band gap, Bradley C. Edwards, Delta-v, Dmitry Medvedev, Edgar Choueiri, Efficiency, Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion, Energia (corporation), Federal Assembly (Russia), Free-electron laser, Gallium arsenide, Glenn Research Center, Hall-effect thruster, Human mission to Mars, Hydrazine, Hydrogen, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Ion thruster, Ionization, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kurchatov Institute, List of plasma physics articles, Lithium, Lorentz force, Magnetic sail, Magnetohydrodynamics, Moscow Aviation Institute, NASA, Neon, Newton (unit), Osaka University, Power (physics), Princeton University, Project Prometheus, Pulsed plasma thruster, Radioisotope thermoelectric generator, RIA Novosti, Roscosmos, Scientific American, Solar panel, Solar panels on spacecraft, Soviet Union, Space Flyer Unit, Spacecraft propulsion, Specific impulse, STS-72, Thrust, TOPAZ nuclear reactor, ..., University of Southern California, University of Stuttgart, US-A, Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, Xenon. Expand index (5 more) »
Adaptive optics
Adaptive optics (AO) is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effect of incoming wavefront distortions by deforming a mirror in order to compensate for the distortion.
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Argon
Argon is a chemical element with symbol Ar and atomic number 18.
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Band gap
In solid-state physics, a band gap, also called an energy gap or bandgap, is an energy range in a solid where no electron states can exist.
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Bradley C. Edwards
Bradley C. Edwards is an American physicist who has been involved in the development of the space elevator concept.
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Delta-v
Delta-v (literally "change in velocity"), symbolised as ∆v and pronounced delta-vee, as used in spacecraft flight dynamics, is a measure of the impulse that is needed to perform a maneuver such as launch from, or landing on a planet or moon, or in-space orbital maneuver.
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Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (p; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Russia since 2012.
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Edgar Choueiri
Edgar Y. Choueiri (born 1961 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese American plasma physicist and previously President of the Lebanese Academy of Sciences.
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Efficiency
Efficiency is the (often measurable) ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result.
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Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion
An electrically-powered spacecraft propulsion system uses electrical energy to change the velocity of a spacecraft.
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Energia (corporation)
PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (Raketno-kosmicheskaya korporatsiya “Energiya” im.), also known as RSC Energia (РКК «Энергия», RKK “Energiya”), is a Russian manufacturer of ballistic missile, spacecraft and space station components.
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Federal Assembly (Russia)
The Federal Assembly (p) is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation (1993).
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Free-electron laser
A free-electron laser (FEL) is a kind of laser whose lasing medium consists of very-high-speed electrons moving freely through a magnetic structure, hence the term free electron.
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Gallium arsenide
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a compound of the elements gallium and arsenic.
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Glenn Research Center
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field is a NASA center, located within the cities of Brook Park and Cleveland between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Rocky River Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks, with a subsidiary facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
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Hall-effect thruster
In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET) is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant is accelerated by an electric field.
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Human mission to Mars
A human mission to Mars has been the subject of science fiction, aerospace engineering, and scientific proposals since the 19th century.
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Hydrazine
Hydrazine is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula (also written), called diamidogen, archaically.
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1.
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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
(ISAS) is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a major role in Japan's space development.
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Ion thruster
An ion thruster or ion drive is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion.
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Ionization
Ionization or ionisation, is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons to form ions, often in conjunction with other chemical changes.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California, United States, with large portions of the campus in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
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Kurchatov Institute
The Kurchatov Institute (Hациональный исследовательский центр "Курчатовский Институт" (since 2010) i.e. (Russia's) National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute"; 1991-2010: Роcсийский научный центр "Курчатовский Институт". — Russian Scientific Centre "Kurchatov Institute") is Russia's leading research and development institution in the field of nuclear energy.
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List of plasma physics articles
This is a list of plasma physics topics.
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Lithium
Lithium (from lit) is a chemical element with symbol Li and atomic number 3.
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Lorentz force
In physics (particularly in electromagnetism) the Lorentz force is the combination of electric and magnetic force on a point charge due to electromagnetic fields.
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Magnetic sail
A magnetic sail or magsail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion which would use a static magnetic field to deflect charged particles radiated by the Sun as a plasma wind, and thus impart momentum to accelerate the spacecraft.
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Magnetohydrodynamics
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD; also magneto-fluid dynamics or hydro­magnetics) is the study of the magnetic properties of electrically conducting fluids.
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Moscow Aviation Institute
Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) (Московский авиационный институт) founded in 1930 is one of several major engineering higher education establishments in Moscow.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
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Neon
Neon is a chemical element with symbol Ne and atomic number 10.
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Newton (unit)
The newton (symbol: N) is the International System of Units (SI) derived unit of force.
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Osaka University
, or, is a national university located in Osaka, Japan.
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Power (physics)
In physics, power is the rate of doing work, the amount of energy transferred per unit time.
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Princeton University
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Project Prometheus
Project Prometheus/Project Promethian was established in 2003 by NASA to develop nuclear-powered systems for long-duration space missions.
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Pulsed plasma thruster
A pulsed plasma thruster (PPT), also known as a plasma jet engine, is a form of electric spacecraft propulsion.
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Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
A Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG, RITEG) is an electrical generator that uses an array of thermocouples to convert the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material into electricity by the Seebeck effect.
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RIA Novosti
RIA Novosti (РИА Новости), sometimes RIA (РИА) for short, was Russia's international news agency until 2013 and continues to be the name of a state-operated domestic Russian-language news agency.
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Roscosmos
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities (Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known as Roscosmos (Роскосмос), is a state corporation responsible for the space flight and cosmonautics program for the Russian Federation.
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Scientific American
Scientific American (informally abbreviated SciAm) is an American popular science magazine.
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Solar panel
Photovoltaic solar panels absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity.
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Solar panels on spacecraft
Spacecraft operating in the inner Solar System usually rely on the use of photovoltaic solar panels to derive electricity from sunlight.
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.
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Space Flyer Unit
The was a spacecraft which was launched by Japan on Mar.
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Spacecraft propulsion
Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites.
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Specific impulse
Specific impulse (usually abbreviated Isp) is a measure of how effectively a rocket uses propellant or jet engine uses fuel.
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STS-72
STS-72 was a Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'' mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese microgravity research spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU).
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Thrust
Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law.
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TOPAZ nuclear reactor
The TOPAZ nuclear reactor is a lightweight nuclear reactor developed for long term space use by the Soviet Union.
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University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California.
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University of Stuttgart
The University of Stuttgart (Universität Stuttgart) is a university located in Stuttgart, Germany.
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US-A
Upravlyaemy Sputnik Aktivnyy (Управляемый Спутник Активный for Controlled Active Satellite), or US-A, also known in the west as Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite or RORSAT, was a series of Soviet reconnaissance satellites.
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Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) is an electromagnetic thruster under development for possible use in spacecraft propulsion.
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Xenon
Xenon is a chemical element with symbol Xe and atomic number 54.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetoplasmadynamic_thruster
