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Antimatter underestimated

Physics and Society 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We warn of the potential nuclear proliferation's consequences of military applications of nano- or microgram amounts of antimatter, such as triggering of high-yield thermonuclear explosions, laser pumping, compact sources of energy, directed-energy beams, and portable sources of muons.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0507139,
  title  = {Antimatter underestimated},
  author = {Andre Gsponer and Jean-Pierre Hurni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0507139},
  year   = {2007}
}

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