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The problem of producing energetic macrons (macroscopic particles)

1967; IOP Publishing; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/0032-1028/9/2/308

1879-2979

E. R. Harrison,

Atomic and Molecular Physics

Macrons are defined as macroscopic particles (e.g. dust particles). If methods of acceleration can be discovered for producing energetic macrons then a new field of macron physics will emerge. A few possibilities are briefly mentioned, in particular the possibility of controlled thermonuclear power. Some speculative ideas on macron-beam interactions, such as rocket propulsion in a neutral beam and ramrod acceleration in a charged beam, are discussed as possible means for attaining energies higher than have been previously achieved.