Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2020YFC2201001);the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research(Grant No.2019B030302001);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12105373,12105374,and 11927812);the Science and Technology Research Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education(Grant No.GJJ2402105).
Accurate thrust assessment is crucial for characterizing the performance of micro-thrusters.This paper presents a comprehensive evaluation of the thrust generated by a needle-type indium field emission electric propul...