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Ion thrusters have higher exhaust velocities than chemical rockets.

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Is it true that ion thrusters have higher exhaust velocities than chemical rockets?

Yes. Multiple reference and official sources state that ion/electric thrusters achieve exhaust velocities far higher than chemical rockets, with one NASA report and one record citing roughly ten times the velocity.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Ion thruster
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Ion thruster. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster

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Why do ion thrusters achieve high efficiency despite ...
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Why do ion thrusters achieve high efficiency despite.... (n.d.). space.stackexchange.com. https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/69976/why-do-ion-thrusters-achieve-high-efficiency-despite-producing-such-low-thrust

Analysis and Particle-in-Cell Simulation of Gridded ICRH Plasma Thruster
2022
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Mishra, I. (2022). Analysis and Particle-in-Cell Simulation of Gridded ICRH Plasma Thruster. arxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2211.09364

Metal ion thruster using magnetron electron-beam bombardment (MIT-MEB)
2020
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Kuo-Yi, C., Po-Yu, C., & Wan-Yi, L. (2020). Metal ion thruster using magnetron electron-beam bombardment (MIT-MEB). inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/pf59x-c8t20

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 20160008040: Microelectrospray Thrusters George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Research and Technology Report 2014
2015
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(NTRS), N. T. R. S. (2015). NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 20160008040: Microelectrospray Thrusters George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Research and Technology Report 2014. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20160008040

Space Transport and Engineering Methods/Ion and Plasma Engines
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Space Transport and Engineering Methods/Ion and Plasma Engines. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Space_Transport_and_Engineering_Methods/Ion_and_Plasma_Engines

Studies for stabilizations of waves and instabilities in a density gradients Hall thruster plasmas
2019
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Sukhmander, S. & Prakash, B. S. (2019). Studies for stabilizations of waves and instabilities in a density gradients Hall thruster plasmas. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/bzqaa-6aw45

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