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US 2026/0266270 A1Published application
Electric thruster with hexaboride emitter
AssigneeAerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Langan, Paul Sanders, Sophia G. Brylinski
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Abstract
A system according to an example of the present disclosure includes an electric thruster configured to generate thrust. The electric thruster includes an electron emitter that comprises a thermionic emission material selected from the group consisting of multi-metal hexaborides. The multi-metal is Eu and a second metal selected from the group consisting of Rare Earth elements excluding Sc, Y, Pm, and Yb.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- an electric thruster configured to generate thrust, the electric thruster including an electron emitter comprising a thermionic emission material selected from the group consisting of multi-metal hexaborides, the multi-metal is Eu and a second metal selected from the group consisting of Rare Earth elements excluding Sc, Y, Pm, and Yb.
A system comprising:
- an electric thruster configured to generate thrust, the electric thruster including an electron emitter comprising a thermionic emission material selected from the group consisting of multi-metal hexaborides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.