MISSILE HAVING MUON-CATALYZED FUSION REACTOR AS POWER SOURCE

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric power supply method required for an electric propulsion engine having capability of launching into an orbit outperforming a chemical fuel rocket used for carrying a person and goods into the earth satellite orbit. PSOLUTION: A muon beam generator is provided on the earth surface and satellite orbit, and a deuterium and tritium muon catalyzed fusion reaction is brought about by utilizing the muon supplied therefrom. A fast neutron generated by the fusion reaction is absorbed with a fusion reaction blanket so as to amplify the quantity of heating. Electric power is generated from the heat generated by fusion and nuclear fission. An injection medium is heated by converting electricity into heat, or heated by radiation, or heated by radiation or being made into plasma, and also accelerated to a high speed and injected by magneto-hydro dynamic acceleration following it so that a missile gets propulsion force. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT