Physics of Electric Propulsion

by Robert G. Jahn

Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text systematically develops the concepts of electrical acceleration of gases for propulsion. Starting with primary physical principles and concluding with realistic space thruster designs, it surveys aspects of electricity, magnetism, and ionized gas mechanics underlying physical mechanisms of gas acceleration. 1968 edition.

Genres: Textbooks, Physics

368 pages, Paperback

First published May 26, 2006

About the author

Robert George Jahn (April 1, 1930 – November 15, 2017) was an American plasma physicist, Professor of Aerospace Science, and Dean of Engineering at Princeton University.

Jahn held a B.S.E. degree in Engineering Physics (1951), a M.A. Degree in Physics (1953), and a Ph.D. degree in Physics (1955), all from Princeton University, and held faculty positions in Physics Department at Lehigh University, at the California Institute of Technology, and, since 1962, at Princeton.

Reviews

[Juanmahb]

this should count as my last book read in 2022, right?

[Matthew Vernacchia]

Best description I've found of arcjet and resistojet thrusters. However, the ion thruster section is out of date (describes cesium contact ion sources instead of modern electron bombardment noble gas ion sources).

[AbdulRahim Bagwan]

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