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An inertial fusion propulsion scheme for solar system exploration

dc.contributor.authorKammash, Terry B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGalbraith, David L.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-15T16:08:55Z
dc.date.available2011-11-15T16:08:55Z
dc.date.issued1991-01-05en_US
dc.identifier.citationKammash, Terry; Galbraith, David L. (1991). "An inertial fusion propulsion scheme for solar system exploration." AIP Conference Proceedings 217(2): 754-760. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/87799>en_US
dc.identifier.otherAPCPCS-217-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/87799
dc.description.abstractA novel fusion scheme that combines the favorable aspects of both inertial and magnetic confinement approaches is analyzed as a propulsion device for potential utilization in solar system exploration. Using an appropriate set of equations for the plasma dynamics and the magnetic nozzle, we assess the system’s propulsive capability by applying the results to a round trip mission to Mars. We find that such a device would allow a massive vehicle to make the journey in less than five months.en_US
dc.publisherThe American Institute of Physicsen_US
dc.rights© The American Institute of Physicsen_US
dc.titleAn inertial fusion propulsion scheme for solar system explorationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPhysicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87799/2/754_1.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1063/1.40136en_US
dc.identifier.sourceProceedings of the eighth symposium on space nuclear power systemsen_US
dc.owningcollnamePhysics, Department of


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