- 著者
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増田 正美
- 出版者
- 一般社団法人 日本エネルギー学会
- 雑誌
- 燃料協会誌 (ISSN:03693775)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.68, no.11, pp.986-992, 1989-11-20 (Released:2010-06-28)
- 参考文献数
- 19
Antimatter possesses a highly condensed energy and the mass is completely converted to the energy by an annihilation reaction with matter. It has been considered as a science fiction that the space mission using such great amount of energy to other stars within the working lifetime of the crew.The p-p annihilation engine has been studied mainly in Europe and U.S.A.The reactor size is not so different from the main engine of Space-shuttle. At the present moment the antiproton is produced with use of a huge accelerator. In future, however, the optimization of production facilities enables the economical use of antiproton for a space vehicle. Nevertheless only a milligram of antiproton has energy of several-ten times as much as the conventional fuel.