Scientific References
Scientific data and sources used in developing the plot and screenplay:
- Aneutronic Fusion and Advanced Fusion Fuels (Focused on the Proton-Boron11 reaction)
- Aneutronic Fusion Reactors (Focused on “Field-Reversed Configuration Type Magnetic Confinement”)
- D-T Fusion Reactors (Focused on “Laser-Based Inertial Confinement” and “Tokamak-Based Magnetic Confinement”)
- Fusion Propulsion Systems – Fusion Rockets (Focused on Proton-Boron11 reaction)
Wikipedia:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneutronic_fusion
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_confinement_fusion
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial_confinement_fusion
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fuel
Springerlink:
- http://www.springerlink.com/content/p3rh75r4n381366w/
- http://www.springerlink.com/content/k5203224q7545llq/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory:
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
- http://www.iaea.org/programmes/ripc/physics/fec2002/pdf/if_6.pdf
- http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Meetings/2002/cn94bofa.pdf
- http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/te_1136_prn.pdf
NASA: