Fusion reactions and matter-antimatter annihilation for space propulsion

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-616

  Deutsch, Claude ^a   Tahir, Naeem A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annihilation; Antimatter matter; ICF; MFE; Space propulsion

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RADIOACTIVITY; SOLAR SYSTEM;

ANNIHILATION; ANTIMATTER-MATTER; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT FUSION (MCF); RADIOACTIVE SPILLS; SPACE PROPULSION;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 33947434013     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034606060691     Document Type: Article

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