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Title: Ignition of thermonuclear microexplosions with antimatter

Journal Article · · Physics of Atomic Nuclei
OSTI ID:114749
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  1. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

The use of antimatter for the indirect ignition of staged thermonuclear microexplosions is proposed. The space propulsion system based on this method may become economically acceptable earlier than that which uses only the energy of annihilation. 19 refs.

OSTI ID:
114749
Report Number(s):
CONF-9309352-; ISSN 1063-7788; TRN: 95:005666-0027
Journal Information:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 57, Issue 10; Conference: 2. biennial workshop on nucleon-antinucleon physics, Moscow (Russian Federation), 13-18 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1994; TN: Translated from Yadernaya Fizika; 57: No. 10, 1916-1917(1994)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English