Concepts for the design of an antimatter annihilation rocket (1982)

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1980's paper on the 'ultimate rocket fuel'...

Matter-antimatter annihilation is considered for spacecraft propulsion. Annihilation produces considerably more energy per unit mass of propellant than any other known means of energy production. An antimatter annihilation rocket requires several systems and components that are unique to its nature. Among these are an antimatter storage system, a means to extract the antimatter from storage, a system to transport the antimatter to the rocket engine, and the engine wherein annihilation occurs and thrust is produced. Design concepts of these systems and components are presented and discussed.

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19820013176.pdf
 

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