Noun
One who thrusts or stabs.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAdvantages Unlike an electrostatic ion thruster which uses an electric field to accelerate only one species (positive ions), a PIT uses the Lorentz body force acting upon all charged particles within a quasi-neutral plasma. Source: Internet
Also in space applications, a Helicon Double Layer ion thruster is a prototype spacecraft propulsion engine which uses a 13.56 MHz transmission to break down and heat gas into plasma. Source: Internet
Ad Astra stated that tests of a VASIMR thruster on the ISS would remain an option after a future in-space demonstration. Source: Internet
Alternatively, the electrons can be accelerated by the oscillating electric field induced by an alternating magnetic field of a coil, which results in a self-sustaining discharge without a cathode (radio frequency ion thruster). Source: Internet
An azimuth thruster in shipbuilding is a propeller that can be rotated horizontally. Source: Internet
An MPD thruster during test firing A magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster (MPDT) is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion which uses the Lorentz force (the force on a charged particle by an electromagnetic field) to generate thrust. Source: Internet