Bose-Einstein Condensate Antihydrogen: Its Production and Storage to Envision Antimatter Propulsion

We discuss the possibility that Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) antihydrogen could provide the necessary mechanism for a deep space propulsion system. In a Bose-Einstein condensate, matter (or antimatter) is in a coherent state analogous to photons in a laser beam, and individual atoms lose their independent identity. This allows many atoms to be stored in a small volume. In the context of recent advances in producing and controlling BECs, this could potentially provide a revolutionary way to efficiently make and store large quantities of antimatter.