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General Discussion => Q&A Section => Topic started by: ModeHopper on 07/15/2014 01:16 pm
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Two questions:
Firstly, would somebody please be able to explain the difference between self-field and applied field, in the context of electromagnetic propulsion. I've looked everywhere and I can't find a clear-cut definition of the two.
Secondly, is a pulsed thruster exactly what it sounds like? i.e the ion stream is not continuous but is ejected as a series of pulses.
Thank-you.