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Bussard statoreactor ship (tri-reactor vessel)

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From Larry Niven's novel Ringworld.

Almost only used for intestellar travel, this statoreactor device allows for a "permanent" refueling of the engine: an electromagnetic field supplied by autorecharging batteries and built around the prow captures interstellar hydrogen atoms and carries them back to the huge front overture, mouth of the main reactor; this field compresses the hydrogen particules until they reach fusion point –this power source allows propulsion. See a cargo variation here: fav.me/d4wckog And a generation ship version there: guilhem-bedos.deviantart.com/a…

Made with pencil & marker in 1996
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hi, i' am Manjong, i'll like to know what really is a statoreactor,  where is it used? cause I had a serious discussion with my colleagues on this topic. thanks