Michkov

Michkov t1_j7i7sm4 wrote

Problem is it wasn't designed to display fractions of proton masses. What gives it that pixelated look is that each isotope has an integer coordinate, since its coordinates are defined via number of nucleids vs number of protons.

Now the muon is only 11% of the proton mass, so that breaks the nice grid pattern. It also has a charge of -1 so that doesn't really correspond to the protons charge of +1.

You could modify the table, so the axis are total mass vs electrical charge. In that scheme muonium would go below the neutron line.

PS: Here is an interactive version of the table

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Michkov t1_it726lc wrote

Yep you are pretty much on the right track there. The latter part of the nozzle is mainly to match the gas pressure to the ambient pressure at the exit. Because as you point out the two should match up to provide the most thrust. The terms you want to look into are over/underexpanded plumes.

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