Compute the maximum thrust density, power density and specific impulse for a 3-grided ion engine, having...

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Compute the maximum thrust density, power density and specificimpulse for a 3-grided ion engine, having an acceleration voltageof 2000 V, and a voltage difference of 2500 V and a gap of 1.5 mmbetween the plasma and the first acceleration screens. Compute thepropulsive parameters for the following propellants: xenon, argon,and molecular hydrogen.

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