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Pulsed inductive thruster
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<p>A pulsed inductive thruster (PIT) is a form of <a href="/facts/Ion_thruster/cjt6M89p">ion thruster</a>, used in <a href="/facts/Spacecraft_propulsion/KmpMGU9u">spacecraft propulsion</a>. It is a <a href="/facts/Plasma_propulsion_engine/HKenX57Q">plasma propulsion engine</a> using perpendicular <a href="/facts/Electric_field/tt4MooBs">electric</a> and <a href="/facts/Magnetic_field/Ta8Ev588">magnetic fields</a> to accelerate a <a href="/facts/Propellant/K88ymXRy">propellant</a> with no <a href="/facts/Electrode/251PaKX8">electrode</a>. </p>