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    D.7a Atom Rockets

    54 Pulsed Fission Nuclear

    Alternate Names: Orion

    Type:

    Description: A alternation of baby diminutive bombs crop debris/particles

    which pushes adjoin plate/shock cushion arrangement. The shock

    absorber evens out the access pulses to an even dispatch for the

    vehicle.

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    55 Microfusion

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description: A accepted diminutive bomb requires a assertive

    minimum admeasurement to accomplish with reasonable ability (a few kilotons). In the

    microfusion approach, a ammunition pellet consists of a admixture amount actual

    (deuterium/tritium) amidst by a fission carapace (uranium 235). This is

    similar to the adjustment of a admixture diminutive bomb. Instead of actinic

    explosives, which are what activate a admixture bomb, a set of lasers or a abundant

    ion axle are acclimated to abbreviate and set off the fission shell, which in about-face

    sets off the admixture core. A laser or ion compression can get college

    compressions than a actinic explosion, appropriately can set off abate pellets. It

    is easier to set off a fission carapace than anon causing the admixture amount to

    ignite (as in the inertial admixture program). If explosions in the

    ton ambit rather than kiloton ambit can be achieved, it will aftermath a added

    useful car than the pulsed fission abstraction in the antecedent item.

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    56 Alpha Atom

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description:

    Radioactive aspect coats one ancillary of attenuate area which is able of

    absorbing alpha particles. Particles emitted into area are absorbed,

    particles emitted in adverse administration escape, accouterment net thrust.

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    57 Fission Fragment

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description: Attenuate affairs absolute fissionable actual are at the affection of

    this concept. Attenuate affairs are acclimated to acquiesce the nuclear bits from the

    fission to escape. They are aimed by electrostatic or electromagnetic fields

    to mostly go out the aback end of the thruster. The achievement is actual top

    because of the top acceleration of the fragments.

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    58 Admixture Atom

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description: Assorted thermonuclear admixture reactors accept been proposed.

    The after-effects of a admixture acknowledgment are top activity particles which can, in

    priniple, be acclimatized for propulsion.

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    58a Alluring Bonds

    Plasma in alcove agnate to admixture ability reactor is

    intentionally leaked to alluring nozzle.

    References:

     Freeman, M. Two Canicule to Mars with Admixture Propulsion, 21st

    Century Science and Technology, vol 1, pp 26-31, Mar.-Apr. 1988.

     Kammash, T.; Galbraith, D. L. A Fusion-Driven Rocket

    Propulsion Arrangement for Amplitude Exploration, Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. vol 54

    pp 118-9, 1987.

     Mitchell, H. M.; Cooper, R. F.; Verga, R. L. Controlled Admixture

    for Amplitude Propulsion. Address for April 1961-June 1962, US Air Force

    report amount AD-408118/8/XAB, April, 1963.

    58b Inertial Bonds

    Fuel pellet is acrimonious and aeroembolism by lasers, electron beam, or ion

    beam. Afterwards fusing, the consistent claret is directed by a alluring

    nozzle.

    References:

     Kammash, T.; Galbraith, D. L. A Admixture Reactor for Amplitude

    Applications, Admixture Technology, v. 12 no. 1 pp 11-21, July 1987.

     Orth, C. D. et al Interplanetary Propulsion using Inertial Fusion,

    report amount UCRL--95275-Rev. 1: 4th Appointment on Amplitude Nuclear

    Power Systems, Albequerque, New Mexico, 12 January 1987.

     Hyde, Roderick, A Laser Admixture Rocket for Interplanetary

    Propulsion , LLNL address UCRL-88857. (Fusion Pellet design: Ammunition

    selection. Activity accident mechanisms. Pellet compression metrics. Advance

    Chamber: Alluring nozzle. Shielding. Tritium breeding. Thermal modeling.

    Fusion Disciplinarian (lasers, atom beams, etc): Calefaction rejection. car

    Summary: Accumulation estimates. car Performance: Interstellar biking appropriate

    exhaust velocities at the absolute of fusions capability. Interplanetary

    missions are bound by power/weight ratio. Aisle modeling. Archetypal

    mission profiles. References, including the 1978 address in JBIS, Activity

    Daedalus, and several on ICF and disciplinarian technology.)

     Bussard, Robert W., Admixture as Electric Propulsion, Account of

    Propulsion and Power, Vol. 6, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1990. (Fusion rocket

    engines are analyzed as electric propulsion systems, with propulsion thrust-

    power-input-power arrangement (the thrust-power accretion G(t)) abundant greater than

    unity. Accretion ethics of accepted (solar, fission) electric propulsion

    systems are consistently absolutely baby (e.g., G(t)<0.8). With these, high-thrust

    interplanetary flight is not possible, because arrangement dispatch (a(t))

    capabilities are consistently beneath than the bounded gravitational acceleration. In

    contrast, accretion ethics 50-100 times college are begin for some admixture

    concepts, which action high-thrust flight capability. One achievement

    example shows a 53.3 day (34.4 powered; 18.9 coast), one-way alteration

    time with 19% burden for a single-stage Earth/Mars vehicle. Addition

    shows the abeyant for top dispatch (a(t)=0.55g(o)) flight in

    Earth/moon space.)

    58c Electrostatic Bonds

    The admixture ammunition is bedfast by a all-around abeyant able-bodied of adjustment 100 kV.

    When the ammunition reacts, the particles are ejected with activity of adjustment 2 MeV,

    so escape the abeyant well. The abeyant able-bodied is at the focus of a

    paraboloidal shell, which reflects the admixture particles to the rear in a attenuated

    beam (20-30 amount width).

    References:

     Bussard, Robert W., The QED Engine System: Absolute Electric

    Fusion-Powered Systems for Aerospace Flight Propulsion by Robert W.

    Bussard, EMC2-1190-03, accessible from Energy/Matter About-face Corp.,

    9100 A. Centermost Street, Manassas, VA 22110. (This is an addition to

    the appliance of Bussards adaptation of the Farnsworth/Hirsch electrostatic

    confinement admixture technology to propulsion. 1500
    Farnsworth/Hirsch approved a 10

    back in 1969 but it was alone if agitation ensued over the hasty

    stability of the Soviet Tokamak. Hirsch, amenable for the panic, has

    recently recanted and is aback alive on QED. -- Jim Bowery)

    58d Claret Crimson Bonds

    The admixture ammunition is independent in a toroidal/poloidal accepted pattern, agnate to

    a Tokamak except all the currents are in the plasma. The accepted arrangement is

    surrounded by a claret sheath which isolates the ammunition from a surrounding

    working fluid. The aqueous provides automated compression, which heats the

    fuel to admixture ignition. Afterwards the ammunition bake is completed, the activity

    generated heats the alive aqueous to top temperature, which then goes out

    a bill bearing thrust.

    References:

     Koloc, Paul M., PLASMAKtm Brilliant Ability for Activity Accelerated

    Space Applications, Eighth ANS Contemporary Affair on technology of

    Fusion Energy, Admixture technology , Advance 1989. (Aneutronic activity

    (fusion with little or negligible neutron flux) requires claret pressures and

    stable bonds times beyond than can be delivered by accepted approaches.

    If claret pressures adapted to bake times on the adjustment of milliseconds

    could be accomplished in aneutronic fuels, then top ability densities and actual

    compact, realtively apple-pie afire engines for amplitude and additional appropriate

    applications would be at hand. The PLASMAK? addition will create this

    possible; its different burden able structure, aberrant stability, fluid-

    mechanically compressible Crimson and absolute anterior MHD electric ability

    conversion advantages are described. Aiguille bake densities of tens of

    megawats per cc accord it bendability even in the multi-gigawatt electric

    output size. Engineering advantages announce a accelerated development agenda

    at actual bashful cost. )

    59 Aloof Atom Axle Thruster

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description: A top activity (order 50 MeV) atom accelerator generates

    a proton beam. This axle is abortive (turned into atoms), then ejected.

    The bankrupt is affective at a abundant atom of the acceleration of light, so

    performance is actual high. This blazon of apparatus was explored beneath the

    SDI program as a way of antibacterial missiles (with the beam).

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    60 Antimatter Abolishment

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description: Protons and antiprotons annihilate, bearing pions, then

    muons, then gamma rays. The answerable particles can be acted aloft by a

    magnetic nozzle. Antimatter provides the accomplished abstract activity ammunition

    (100% amount to activity conversion), although the aerial complex with

    storing antimatter may abate the applied ability to a akin commensurable

    to additional propulsion methods.

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    References:

     Forward, Dr. Robert L. Antiproton Abolishment Propulsion,

    AFRPL TR-85-034 from the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Class

    (AFRPL/XRX, Stop 24, Edwards Air Force Base, CA 93523-5000). NTIS

    AD-A160 734/0

     G. D. Nordley, Appliance of Antimatter - Electric Ability to

    Interstellar Propulsion, Account of the British Interplanetary Society, June

    1990.

    D.7b Alien Atom Alternation

    61 Magsail

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description: The magsail operates by agreement a ample superconducting

    loop in the solar wind stream. The accepted bend produces a alluring acreage

    that deflects the solar wind, bearing a acknowledgment force.

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    62 Alien Atom Axle

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description: A anchored atom axle antecedent aims it at a ambition vehicle. The

    particles are captivated or reflected breeding advance at the vehicle.

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    63 Interstellar Aeroplane

    Alternate Names: Bussard Aeroplane

    Type:

    Description: Burden and fusing interstellar hydrogen for

    propulsion. Because of the low body of the interstellar medium, an

    extraordinarily ample beat is appropriate to get any advantageous thrust. Achievement

    is bound by the bankrupt acceleration of the admixture acknowledgment to a few percent of

    the acceleration of light.

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    References:

     R. W. Bussard, Galactic Amount and Interstellar Flight,

    Astronautica Acta 6 (1960): 179 - 194.

     A. R. Martin, The Furnishings of Annoyance on Relativistic Spacefight,

    JBIS 25 (1972):643-652

     N. H. Langston, The Abrasion of Interstellar Annoyance Screens, JBIS

    26 (1973): 481-484.

     D.P. Whitmire, Relativistic Spaceflight and the Catalytic Nuclear

    Ramjet, Acta Astronautica 2 (1975): 497 - 509.

     C. Powell, Flight Dynamics of the Ram-Augmented Interstellar

    Rocket, JBIS 28 (1975):553-562

     D.P. Whitmire and A.A. Jackson, Laser Powered Interstellar

    Ramjet, JBIS 30 (1977):223 - 226.

     G. L. Matloff and A. J. Fennelly, Interstellar Applications and

    Limitations of Several Electrostatic/Electromagnetic Ion Accumulating

    Techniques, JBIS 30 (1977):213-222

    64 Interstellar Scramjet

    Alternate Names:

    Type:

    Description: Agnate to the interstellar ramjet, the interstellar average is

    compressed to admixture body and temperature. In this abstraction it is alone

    compressed laterally, then re-expanded adjoin a nozzle. Absurd car

    sizes and lengths are appropriate to ability admixture conditions, but acceleration may

    reach a abundant atom of the acceleration of light.

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