An americium‐fueled gas core nuclear rocket
dc.contributor.author | Kammash, Terry B. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Galbraith, David L. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Jan, Ta‐Rong | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-15T16:07:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-11-15T16:07:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1993-01-10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Kammash, Terry; Galbraith, David L.; Jan, Ta‐Rong (1993). "An americium‐fueled gas core nuclear rocket." AIP Conference Proceedings 271(1): 585-589. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/87734> | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | APCPCS-271-1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/87734 | |
dc.description.abstract | A gas core fission reactor that utilizes americium in place of uranium is examined for potential utilization as a nuclear rocket for space propulsion. The isomer 242mAm with a half life of 141 years is obtained from an (n, γ) capture reaction with 241Am, and has the highest known thermal fission cross section. We consider a 7500 MW reactor, whose propulsion characteristics with 235U have already been established, and re‐examine it using americium. We find that the same performance can be achieved at a comparable fuel density, and a radial size reduction (of both core and moderator/reflector) of about 70%. | en_US |
dc.publisher | The American Institute of Physics | en_US |
dc.rights | © The American Institute of Physics | en_US |
dc.title | An americium‐fueled gas core nuclear rocket | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Physics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87734/2/585_1.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1063/1.43073 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Proceedings of the tenth symposium on space nuclear power and propulsion | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Physics, Department of |
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