P2_9 Antimatter Propulsion

Authors

  • Jasdeep Anand Physics
  • Iain Weaver
  • Michael Gorley
  • Alex Buccheri

Abstract

A method of using matter-antimatter annihilation to power a spacecraft via propellant heating is discussed in this paper. Using Tsiolkovsky’s rocket equation it is determined that such a spacecraft would require approximately 4 times its mass as propellant, which would greatly improve the craft-to-fuel mass carried by current missions.

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Published

12/01/2009

How to Cite

Anand, J., Weaver, I., Gorley, M., & Buccheri, A. (2009). P2_9 Antimatter Propulsion. Physics Special Topics, 8(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2277

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Articles