Abstract
Because antimatter could potentially be used to accelerate interstellar space probes to velocities in excess of 10% of light speed, attention is drawn to the question of whether sufe ciently large quantities of antimatter could be produced in a feasible fashion. A number of different proposed methods for largescale antimatter production are analyzed, and fundamental, broadly applicable limitations on all of these schemes are presented. The implications for antimatter rocket propulsion are discussed. Nomenclature A = ratio of ion mass to proton mass B = magnetic e eld strength c = speed of light E = beam energy Elaser = laser energy e = charge of proton e 2 = electron
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