Fundamental constraints on large-scale antimatter rocket propulsion

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 435-443

  Rider, Todd H ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; PLASMAS; ROCKETS; VELOCITY;

ANTIMATTER; INTERSTELLAR SPACE PROBES;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0031145372     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5182     Document Type: Article

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