ISSN:
1572-9591
Keywords:
Antimatter
;
fusion or cold fusion
;
neutron decay
;
propulsion systems
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract Theoretical mechanisms showing how antineutrons can enter a region of confined hydrogen or deuterium and decay into antiprotons is given. An annihilation reaction of a proton and antiproton releases energy. This starts a series of deuterium fissions that increase the probability of annihilation reactions. The gamma rays produced lose momentum via radiation pressure vibrations of the surrounding confinement lattice. This constitutes a change of radiation energy to kinetic energy, exhibited as heating of the lattice material. A likely mechanism of mass changing to energy is the annihilation of large particles breaking into a multiplicity of repeated less energetic positron annihilations. The explanation given shows that it is possible in theory to utilize the tremendous energy available from annihilation reactions. The harnessing of this final frontier of energy and power could ultimately prove to be the most useful energy source, particularly for propulsion systems. The reaction cited may be the initial step in using the energy from annihilation reactions. Excess heat from a Pons — Fleischmann-type reaction can be accounted for as annihilation, not fusion.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01588272
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