Antimatter requirements and energy costs for near-term propulsion applications

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 923-928

  Schmidt, G R ^a   Gerrish, H P ^a   Martin, J J ^a   Smith, G A ^b   Meyer, K J ^b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; FISSION REACTIONS; FUSION REACTIONS; PROTONS; SPACE FLIGHT;

ANTIMATTER ANNIHILATION; NEAR TERM PROPULSION; OMNIPLANETARY SPACEFLIGHT; PROPULSIVE ENERGY;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0034270448     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5661     Document Type: Article

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