Timeline for Why do ion thrusters frequently use xenon as the reaction mass?
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| Apr 1, 2018 at 19:49 | comment | added | wedstrom | @ProkopHapala Proportianally to its mass, xenon's ionization energy is low, and more mass makes more thrust, so for that same ionization energy cost, you get more bang for your buck. | |
| Oct 23, 2015 at 12:25 | comment | added | James K | Xe has a lower ionization energy than other noble gasses. | |
| Aug 2, 2015 at 20:51 | comment | added | Prokop Hapala | however, Xe has very high ionization energy, so it would be one of the worst choice by that argument en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionization_energy#/media/… | |
| May 2, 2015 at 17:28 | history | edited | Russell Borogove | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 2, 2015 at 2:40 | history | answered | Russell Borogove | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
