Published January 2002
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Journal article
From Earth to Mars in 15 days with an americium-propelled space ship
Creators
Description
This digest paper presents the theoretical project of a fission engine for space ship as imagined by Y. Ronen from the Ben-Gourion Univ. (Israel). In this engine, the combustion chamber is covered with metastable 242Am thin sheets. The fission reaction is triggered with a bombardment of neutrons and the fission fragments ionize a gas (hydrogen, for instance) which is overheated and ejected through the engine nozzle. (J.S.)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- De la terre a mars en 15 jours avec un vaisseau spatial propulse a l'americium
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Sciences et Avenir
- Journal Issue
- no.659
- Journal Page Range
- p. 78-79
- ISSN
- 0036-8636
- CODEN
- SCAVA5
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 33010965
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMERICIUM 242; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; ROCKET ENGINES; SPACE PROPULSION REACTORS; SPACE VEHICLES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENGINES; HEAT ENGINES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MOBILE REACTORS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; PROPULSION REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; SPACE POWER REACTORS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; VEHICLES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES