Modular aneutronic fusion engine

Yosef Razin; Gary Pajer; Mary Breton; Eric Ham; Joseph Mueller; Michael Paluszek; A. H. Glasser; Samuel Cohen

Modular aneutronic fusion engine

Yosef Razin
, Gary Pajer
, Mary Breton
, Eric Ham
, Joseph Mueller
, Michael Paluszek
, A. H. Glasser
, Samuel Cohen

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Abstract

A compact aneutronic fusion engine will enable more challenging exploration missions in the solar system. This engine uses a deuterium-helium-3 reaction to produce fusion energy by employing a novel field-reversed magnetic field configuration (FRC). The FRC has a simple linear solenoidal coil configuration yet generates higher plasma pressures for a given magnetic field than other designs. Waste heat generated from bremsstrahlung and synchrotron radiation is recycled to maintain the fusion temperature. The charged reaction products, augmented by additional propellant, are exhausted through a magnetic nozzle. As an example, we present a mission to deploy the James Webb Space Telescope from LEO to an L2 halo orbit using a one MW compact aneutronic fusion rocket engine. The engine produces 20 N of thrust with an exhaust velocity of 55 km/s and has a specific power of 0.77 kW/kg.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012
Pages	7879-7888
Number of pages	10
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012 - Naples, Italy Duration: Oct 1 2012 → Oct 5 2012

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Name	Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
Volume	10
ISSN (Print)	0074-1795

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Other	63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Naples
Period	10/1/12 → 10/5/12

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