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- From: lord@tradent.wimsey.bc.ca (Jason Cooper)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: ** BUSSARD RAMSCOOP **
- Message-ID: <yXg7wB1w165w@tradent.wimsey.bc.ca>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 12:18:45 PST
- References: <726619338snz@chrism.demon.co.uk>
- Organization: TradeNET International Trade Corp.
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- chris@chrism.demon.co.uk (Chris Marriott) writes:
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- > In article <7Pc3wB2w165w@tradent.wimsey.bc.ca> lord@tradent.wimsey.bc.ca writ
- >
- > >(if necessary) it might pipe protons out of the stream. Thirdly, if we
- > >were to STORE the antimatter, how would it be stored? I have seen methods
- > >for plasma, but can't seem to find antimatter storage.
- > >
- > >Any response welcome...
- > >
- > > Jason Cooper
- > >
- >
- > Storing antimatter should (in principle at least) be quite straightforward.
- > Assuming it's charged, you can both store it and move it using
- > magnetic fields.
- >
- > Chris
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- So, if we have an antiproton (p-bar, was it?) then does it have the SAME
- charge as a proton?
-
- Jason Cooper
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