ANTIPROTON-BOOSTED MICROFISSION

被引：9

作者：

LEWIS, RA ^{[1
]}

NEWTON, R ^{[1
]}

SMITH, GA ^{[1
]}

KANZLEITER, RJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] PENN STATE UNIV,DEPT AEROSP ENGN,UNIV PK,PA 16802

来源：

NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 1991年 / 109卷 / 04期

关键词：

D O I：

10.13182/NSE91-A23866

中图分类号：

TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];

学科分类号：

0827 ; 082701 ;

摘要：

The concept of microfission, whereby a small target of fissile material is burned under compression, was introduced nearly 20 years ago; the size of the target is limited by the magnitude of the compression and by the initial number of fissions that start the chain reaction. A burst of antiprotons at maximum compression can allow target size to be significantly reduced. Antiprotons were previously shown to be a strong source of neutrons and pions; under conditions of high density, they enable a significant reduction in burn time and, hence, target size. Possible applications are discussed, including space propulsion and intense neutron and X-ray sources.

引用

页码：411 / 415

页数：5

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