Plasma propulsion options for multiple terrestrial planet finder architectures

Physics & Astronomy

• plasma propulsion 100%
• terrestrial planets 79%
• thrust 66%
• pulsed plasma thrusters 66%
• propulsion 50%
• maneuvers 39%
• high thrust 23%
• electric propulsion 21%
• Hall thrusters 20%
• requirements 20%
• specific impulse 19%
• flight 13%
• spacecraft 13%
• impulses 13%
• field emission 13%
• interferometers 11%
• estimates 8%
• configurations 7%
• gases 7%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Planets 69%
• Pulsed plasma thrusters 63%
• Plasmas 54%
• Propulsion 53%
• Hall thrusters 19%
• Field emission 15%
• Interferometers 14%
• Electric propulsion 14%
• Spacecraft 10%
• Gases 6%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• planet 53%
• thrust 51%
• plasma 46%
• interferometer 13%
• spacecraft 10%
• gas 6%