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by klyrs 963 days ago
I proposed nickel-63 for my electron source. Let's say, aluminum-26?

And, yes. The idea is patently absurd. But I'm waiting on a ridiculously long compile.

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If you're getting them from radioactive decay, it works, but those examples are 63 and 26 times heavier than just using hydrogen as your reaction mass in the first place :)
Hah, good ole rocket nerds, the general thrust of my concept here is not novel!

https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist2.ph...