1. Beamed Core Antimatter Propulsion Experiment (BCAP)
Presented by: Jonathan A. Webb
For: Spectrum Astro
Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
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2. Outline Fuel/energy source Concepts Applications Current research
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3. Fuel/Energy Source Propulsion is energy
Chemical energy produces 107 J/kg
Fission produces 1012 J/kg
Fusion produces 1014 J/kg
Antimatter produces 9.00 x 1016 J/kg
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4. Fuel/Energy Source
Electron-positron annihilation produces KeV photons isotropically, ejected at random angles.
Perfectly obeys equation
E=mc2+pc
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5. Energy-Thrust Conversion
High cosine avg.
Absorbing Isp =
9.75 x 106 s
Reflecting Isp =
3.06 x 107s
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6. Velocity Profile
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7. Far Term Missions
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8. Near Term Missions
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9. Current Research Pulsed test of the absorbing shield concept
Monte Carlo sim. for absorbing shield efficiency
Shield construction
Test stand construction
Positron production
Positron storage
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10. Questions
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