Some Examples of Propulsion Applications Using Antimatter
ResearchPublished 1985
Reasonable macro applications of antimatter and annihilation energies are possible if basic production and storage problems are solved. This paper, prepared for a recent antimatter propulsion workshop, discusses some propulsion applications in three major classes: those giving specific impulses of about 1000; those giving specific impulses in the 2000 to 20,000 range; and those giving very high specific impulses. The author concludes that schemes for using antimatter for propulsion are conceptually available.
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