Some Problems Related to Safety and Efficiency of the use of Antihydrogen and Antiprotons

From The Space Library

Jump to: navigation, search

Author - M.L. Shmatov

Co-Author(s) -

JBIS Volume # - 58

Page # - 326-331

Year - 2005

Keywords - Antihydrogen, antiprotons, space propulsion

JBIS Reference Code # - 2005.58.326

Number of Pages - 6

[edit] Abstract

The processes initiated by collision of the antihydrogen ice with solid matter are considered. It is shown that such a collision will result in the fast annihilation of at least several tens percent of the antihydrogen even if the collision velocity is low. It is also shown that the cross-sections for capture of the antiprotons with the kinetic energies of the order of 0.1 MeV and greater by the atoms of the high-Z elements are much greater than those for capture of such antiprotons by atoms of the low-Z elements. The relatively high probability of annihilation of the antiprotons on the nuclei of the high-Z element(s) will determine both the parameters of the annihilation products, arising due to the possible accidents of several kinds, and the efficiency of several scenarios of the use of antimatter.


To BUY this paper click here



JBIS is © 1934-2013 British Interplanetary Society -

Retrieved from "http://www.thespacelibrary.com/mediawiki/index.php/Some_Problems_Related_to_Safety_and_Efficiency_of_the_use_of_Antihydrogen_and_Antiprotons"