Topic
AIMStar
About: AIMStar is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4 publications have been published within this topic receiving 49 citations.
Papers
13 Jul 1998
TL;DR: In this article, a small, aneutronic nuclear fusion engine sparked by clouds of antiprotons is proposed to deliver a scientific payload to 10,000 A.U. in 50 years.
Abstract: We address the challenge of delivering a scientific payload to 10,000 A.U. in 50 years. This mission may be viewed as a pre-cursor to later missions to Alpha Centauri and beyond. We consider a small, aneutronic nuclear fusion engine sparked by clouds of antiprotons, and describe the principle and operation of the engine and mission parameters.
32 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a small, aneutronic nuclear fusion engine sparked by clouds of antiprotons is proposed to deliver a scientific payload to 10,000 A.U. in 50 years.
22 citations
21 Feb 2001
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the challenge of delivering a scientific payload to 10,000 A.U. in 50 years, and describe the principle and operation of the engine and mission parameters.
Abstract: We address the challenge of delivering a scientific payload to 10,000 A.U. in 50 years. This mission may be viewed as a pre-cursor to later missions to Alpha Centauri and beyond. We consider a small, nuclear fusion engine sparked by clouds of antiprotons, and describe the principle and operation of the engine and mission parameters. An R&D program currently in progress is discussed.
8 citations
1 Nov 1998
TL;DR: In this paper, a small, aneutronic nuclear fusion engine sparked by clouds of antiprotons is proposed to deliver a scientific payload to 10,000 A.U. in 50 years.
Abstract: We address the challenge of delivering a scientific payload to 10,000 A.U. in 50 years. This mission may be viewed as a pre-cursor to later missions to Alpha Centauri and beyond. We consider a small, aneutronic nuclear fusion engine sparked by clouds of antiprotons, and describe the principle and operation of the engine and mission parameters.
5 citations
Performance Metrics
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |