External plasma drives |
Image from Copyright Lilly Harper |
Image from Luke Campbell | |
Configuration of a shield designed to protect a superconducting coil against neutron radiation. The tungsten surface of the shield is inclined at an angle of 200-1 to the source of radiation, so that the neutrons will glance off. |
Image from Steve Bowers | |
The plasma plume of a torchship shines brightly in deep space and can be observed from a considerable distance |
Image from Copyright Lilly Harper | |
Torchship drives get extremely hot, and require efficient radiators to prevent the heat from melting the ship. Here, a torch drive is still radiating even after the drive has been switched off. |