A Fusion Hybrid Propulsion System for Rapid Interplanetary Transport

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90718/1/AIAA-2011-6117-851.pd

Some approaches to mass reduction of the gasdynamic mirror fusion rocket

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/76752/1/AIAA-1998-3587-729.pd

Ultrafast Laser Accelerated Plasma Propulsion System for Space Exploration

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/76417/1/AIAA-2002-4090-797.pd

A course in advanced space propulsion at the University of Michigan

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/76540/1/AIAA-1994-3112-569.pd

A compact Gas Core Nuclear Rocket for space exploration

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/76368/1/AIAA-1993-1813-209.pd

JIMO Mission with Antiproton Powered Gas Core Fission Rocket

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/76642/1/AIAA-2005-4322-727.pd

A detailed postprocess analysis of an argon gas puff Z-pinch plasma using SPEC2D

A postprocess analysis of a single time frame hydrodynamic profile from the PRISM two-dimensional MHD simulation of an argon gas puff Z-pinch plasma experiment on Double-Eagle generator at Physics Internationals, Co. is presented. In addition, spatially resolved emission spectra and filtered (K- and L-shell radiation) x-ray pinhole images, generated using the SPEC2D code, are examined toward the understanding of the emission characteristics of the hot spots and the formation of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the plasma. © 1997 American Institute of Physics.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87687/2/283_1.pd

AXSTRAN: A non-LTE radiation transport and ionization dynamics code in axisymmetric two-dimensional geometry

A description of AXSTRAN, a fully coupled time-dependent non-LTE radiation ionization dynamics code with the nonlocal opacity effects and the radiation transport for axisymmetric 2-D geometry, is presented. A demonstration of the capability of the code is made through an examination of the radiation field and the ionization state in a finite uniform argon Z-pinch plasma. © 1997 American Institute of Physics.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87686/2/277_1.pd

Antiproton Driven Bi-Modal Fusion Propulsion System

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/77211/1/AIAA-2006-4394-194.pd

An americium‐fueled gas core nuclear rocket

A gas core fission reactor that utilizes americium in place of uranium is examined for potential utilization as a nuclear rocket for space propulsion. The isomer 242mAm with a half life of 141 years is obtained from an (n, γ) capture reaction with 241Am, and has the highest known thermal fission cross section. We consider a 7500 MW reactor, whose propulsion characteristics with 235U have already been established, and re‐examine it using americium. We find that the same performance can be achieved at a comparable fuel density, and a radial size reduction (of both core and moderator/reflector) of about 70%.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87734/2/585_1.pd