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Spacecraft propulsion at the ICARE institute
Scientists at the ICARE institute (Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement) work in particular on propulsion for space vehicles. The team is internationally recognised in the field of electric thrusters or plasma thrusters.
This type of engine uses electrical energy to accelerate ions in a plasma, thus creating the thrust used to propel satellites. ICARE is home to PIVOINE-2G, a platform for implementing, studying and improving these thrusters. The laboratory studies a wide range of propulsion devices: Hall effect thrusters, pulsed arc thrusters, radio frequency plasma thrusters, Helicon thrusters, etc.
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Observation d’un propulseur en tir dans la chambre à vide de PIVOINE-2G, à ICARE
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Observation d’un propulseur en tir dans la chambre à vide de PIVOINE-2G, à ICARE
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