AAWSAP DIRD, Positron Aerospace Propulsion, March 2010

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Figure 8. BOMARC and Talos Ramjet-Assisted Missiles........................................... 8
Figure 15. Conceptual 110 Watt Positron Closed Cycle Generator Based on the
Figure 18. Proposed Undulator-Based Positron Source for the International
Figure 9. Positron SSRV Flight Profile .................................................................. 10
Figure 10. Artist's Rendition of a Four-Engine Positron SSRV............................... 11
Figure 11. Solid-Core Positron Rocket Engine With a Hot-Bleed Configuration..... 12
Figure 12. Fluid Systems ...................................................................................... 15
Figure 13. Modified Sanger Photon Rocket Concept ............................................. 17
Figure 14. Closed Brayton Cycle Using Positron Annihilation ............................... 18
NASA Glenn Research Center Stirling Radioisotope Generator (SRG) .. 18
Figure 16. Mars Trajectories (X-Coordinates Defined in Direction of Aries) ......... 20
Figure 17. Spacecrafts Using Positron Engines..................................................... 21
Linear Collider ..................................................................................... 22
Figure 19. Penning Trap ....................................................................................... 24
Figure 20. A Positron Forms Ps ............................................................................ 25
Figure 21. Computer Simulation of Ps Atoms ....................................................... 26
Figure 22. TEM of Silica Aerogel ........................................................................... 26
Tables
Table 1. GLOW for Chemical SSRV .......................................................................... 9
Table 2. GLOW for Positron SSRV ........................................................................... 9
Table 3. Total Positron Requirement for SSRV With a Dry Mass of 60,500 kg ....... 10
Table 4. Comparison of Space Propulsion and Power Systems - Solid Core ......... 13
Table 5. Comparison of Three Positron Propulsion Concepts for Mars Mission ..... 17
Table 6. Positron and Antiproton Expected Costs in the Next 10 Years ................ 23
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