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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2008
Applicant:
Dominique Valentian, Rosny sur Seine, FR;
Inventor:
Dominique Valentian, Rosny sur Seine, FR;
Assignee:
SNECMA, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An emitter for an ion thruster. The emitter is a field-effect emitter for a field emission electric propulsion or colloid thruster. The field-effect emitter has a first and second portions defining an internal reservoir for supplying a liquid metal or a conducting ionic liquid and has a slit connecting the internal reservoir to an exit orifice.