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Pilot Wave Model for Impulsive Thrust from RF Test Device Measured in VacuumA physics model is developed in detail and its place in the taxonomy of ideas about the nature of the quantum vacuum is discussed. The experimental results from the recently completed vacuum test campaign evaluating the impulsive thrust performance of a tapered RF test article excited in the TM212 mode at 1,937 megahertz (MHz) are summarized. The empirical data from this campaign is compared to the predictions from the physics model tools. A discussion is provided to further elaborate on the possible implications of the proposed model if it is physically valid. Based on the correlation of analysis prediction with experimental data collected, it is proposed that the observed anomalous thrust forces are real, not due to experimental error, and are due to a new type of interaction with quantum vacuum fluctuations.
Document ID
20170007337
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
White, Harold
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Lawrence, James
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Sylvester, Andre
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Vera, Jerry
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Chap, Andrew
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
George, Jeff
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 3, 2017
Publication Date
January 1, 2017
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-39992
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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