What this work contributes
Investigates candidate thrust and identifies vibration artifacts in the tested setup.
Where the evidence stops
An artifact coefficient belongs to its fixture; it cannot be transferred to MF-01 without measurement.
Keep the conditions with the result
- Conditions
- Torsion balances; tested Mach-Effect devices.
- Design use
- Include electrical, vibration and thermal dummy tests before interpreting a force.
- Review access
- Publisher abstract/highlights and institutional bibliographic record inspected.
- Publication
- Acta Astronautica 182, 531–546
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.02.037
Original source
Maxime Monette; Matthias Kößling; Martin Tajmar. Experimental investigation of Mach-Effect thrusters on torsion balances. Acta Astronautica 182, 531–546 (2021).
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.02.037
How we use it
This record belongs to Measurement & replication. Its evidence label describes the cited work, not the maturity of a Metric Flight device. Follow the original methods, corrections and conditions before transferring a result to a different geometry or scale.
Editorial note reviewed 19 October 2026. AI assisted research discovery and synthesis. Citation metadata and claims were checked against primary publication or institutional records; full-text access varies. Read the source for the complete method.