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AIMStar was a proposed antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion craft that uses clouds of antiprotons to initiate fission and fusion within fuel pellets. A magnetic nozzle derives motive force from the resulting explosions. The design was studied during the 1990s by Penn State University. The craft was designed to reach a distance on the order of 10,000 AU from the Sun, with a travel time of 50 years, and a coasting velocity of approximately 960 km/s after the boost phase (roughly 1/300th of the speed of light). The probe would be able to study the interstellar medium as well as reach Alpha Centauri. 〔 〕 The project would require more antimatter than we are capable of producing. In addition, some technical hurdles need to be surpassed before it would be feasible. 〔Antimatter Production for Near-term Propulsion Applications http://www.engr.psu.edu/antimatter/papers/nasa_anti.pdf〕 ==See also== *ICAN-II - A similar concept that uses less antimatter but more fission propellant *Nuclear pulse propulsion 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AIMStar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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