AIMStar
AIMStar was a proposed antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion craft that uses clouds of antiprotons to initiate fission and fusion within fuel pellets. A magnetic nozzle derives motive force from the resulting explosions. The design was studied during the 1990s by Penn State University. The craft was designed to reach a distance on the order of 10,000
See also[edit]
- ICAN-II - A similar concept that uses less antimatter but more fission propellant
- Nuclear pulse propulsion
References[edit]
- ^ Lewis, Raymond A; Meyer, Kirby; Smith, Gerald A; Howe, Steven D. "AIMStar: Antimatter Initiated Microfusion For Pre-cursor Interstellar Missions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2014.
- ^ Antimatter Production for Near-term Propulsion Applications "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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