Advantages of fast ignition scenarios with two hot spots for space propulsion systems

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 219-224

  Shmatov, M L ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Fast ignition; Nuclear pulse propulsion

Indexed keywords

FAST IGNITION; FAST IGNITION SCENARIO; IN-SPACE PROPULSION; LARGE AMOUNTS; MICRO EXPLOSION; NUCLEAR PULSE PROPULSION; SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEM; THERMONUCLEAR FUELS;

NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 70349686624     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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