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Electromagnetic <strong>Systems</strong><br />

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Electromagnetic <strong>Systems</strong>, where a gas is heated in an arc discharge <strong>to</strong> such a high<br />

temperature, that it is converted <strong>to</strong> neutral plasma (plasma thruster).<br />

The plasma is then expelled at high velocity by the interaction of the discharge current with<br />

the magnetic field (Lorentz force). A typical application of this principle is the Magne<strong>to</strong>-<br />

Plasma-Dynamic (MPD) type of thruster.

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