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245 0 0 |a Laser-fusion rocket for interplanetary propulsion  |h [electronic resource] 
260 |a Livermore, Calif :  |b Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ;  |a Oak Ridge, Tenn. :  |b distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy,  |c 1983. 
300 |a Pages: 14 :  |b digital, PDF file. 
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500 |a Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 
500 |a 09/27/1983. 
500 |a "ucrl-88857" 
500 |a " conf-8310171-1" 
500 |a "DE84001238" 
500 |a 34. International Astronautical Federation conference, Budapest, Hungary, 10 Oct 1983. 
500 |a Hyde, R.A. 
520 3 |a A rocket powered by fusion microexplosions is well suited for quick interplanetary travel. Fusion pellets are sequentially injected into a magnetic thrust chamber. There, focused energy from a fusion Driver is used to implode and ignite them. Upon exploding, the plasma debris expands into the surrounding magnetic field and is redirected by it, producing thrust. This paper discusses the desired features and operation of the fusion pellet, its Driver, and magnetic thrust chamber. A rocket design is presented which uses slightly tritium-enriched deuterium as the fusion fuel, a high temperature KrF laser as the Driver, and a thrust chamber consisting of a single superconducting current loop protected from the pellet by a radiation shield. This rocket can be operated with a power-to-mass ratio of 110 W gm⁻¹, which permits missions ranging from occasional 9 day VIP service to Mars, to routine 1 year, 1500 ton, Plutonian cargo runs. 
536 |b W-7405-ENG-48. 
650 7 |a Design.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Beta Decay Radioisotopes.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Laser Implosions.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Odd-even Nuclei.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Odd-odd Nuclei.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Propulsion.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Beta-minus Decay Radioisotopes.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Stable Isotopes.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Isotopes.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Implosions.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Tritium.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Deuterium.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Fuels.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Rockets.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Hydrogen Isotopes.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Light Nuclei.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Nuclei.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Thermonuclear Fuels.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Laser Targets.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Targets.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Years Living Radioisotopes.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Radioisotopes.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology.  |2 edbsc. 
710 2 |a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  |4 res. 
710 1 |a United States.  |b Department of Energy.  |b Office of Scientific and Technical Information.  |4 dst. 
856 4 0 |u http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5619090-M1gt9T/  |z Online Access 
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