ANTIMATTER ENGINE // TriPod

Mode: PHOTON ROCKET

v_e: —

Thrust: —

Δv: —

Propulsion Mode

Pure annihilation photon rocket. v_e = c. I_sp = 3.06×10⁷ s. Maximum possible specific impulse. Requires perfect photon collimation — the engineering challenge.

Fuel & Ship Mass

Antimatter fuel (log) 1 mg

Fuel/ship mass ratio 5%

Annihilation efficiency 44%

Burn time 24 hr

Penning Trap Confinement

Magnetic field 6 T

Production efficiency (log) 10⁻⁹

Current CERN: η≈10⁻⁹. Energy to produce > energy released. Not a source — a storage medium.

Specific Impulse

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seconds

Exhaust Velocity

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fraction of c

Thrust

—

Δv Available

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km/s

—

Energy Released

—

Prod. Cost

—

energy ratio

cost / yield

Destination · Brachistochrone Trajectory (accel + decel) with current Δv

DESTINATION DISTANCE TRIP TIME Δv NEEDED FEASIBLE

Energy Density Comparison · J/kg of fuel

Chemical

~4×10⁷ J/kg

Nuclear fission

~8×10¹³ J/kg

D-T fusion

~3.4×10¹⁴ J/kg

Antimatter

~9×10¹⁶ J/kg

Antimatter Engine