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NGHT-1X Pole Cover Erosion Measurements on Xenon and Krypton

Northrop Grumman’s NGHT-1X Hall thruster has completed the Engineering Model development phase and is progressing towards qualification and flight unit build and test. First flight of the NGHT-1X will occur in 2025 on Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Pod spacecraft. The NGHT-1X is a state of the art 1 kW-class Hall thruster which implements magnetic shielding to increase thruster lifetime by reducing discharge channel wall erosion. As a result, like other magnetically shielded Hall thrusters, the NGHT-1X exhibits erosion of the front-facing pole covers, which is the primary life-limiting failure mode of the thruster. During the development of the NGHT-1X, several Short Duration Wear Tests were performed to characterize erosion rates and forecast compliance to lifetime requirements in advance of the ongoing full-life Long Duration Wear Test. Erosion rate measurements from four tests at different operating conditions are presented and comparisons made between tests. Two tests were performed in the same background pressure environment at 700 W 300 V and 900 W 350 V throttle conditions, both using xenon propellant. A third test was performed again at 900 W 350 V with xenon propellant, but at a lower background pressure. Lastly, to assess the viability of potential future applications with alternate propellants, a wear test was conducted using krypton propellant at 900 W 250 V, the results of which are presented here. The erosion measurements from each test are compared with one another, and insights are discussed. All xenon wear tests support a thruster lifetime capability in excess of 16,000 hours, or 3.3 MNs at 900 W 350 V, which supports the Mission Extension Pod mission with margin as well as many other potential applications on small- to medium-sized spacecraft.

Hall↗
DOE OSTI2025

Adsorption Studies of Dilute Krypton and Xenon from Nitrogen on SBMOF-1 and Activated Charcoal for Applications in Isotope Harvesting

Adsorptive partitioning of dilute krypton (Kr) and xenon (Xe) onto Stony Brook Metal–Organic Framework (SBMOF-1) and activated charcoal (AC) from carrier nitrogen was experimentally measured at temperatures ranging from 195 to 293 K. For this purpose, a closed-loop system for gas adsorption experiments was developed. From the Kr adsorption measurements, the adsorption equilibrium constant for Kr on SBMOF-1 was calculated, yielding a value for the enthalpy of adsorption of −19 ± 1 kJ·mol –1 . The partition coefficients were utilized to estimate the extraction rates of 76 Kr, 77 Kr, and 122 Xe isotopes during isotope harvesting at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). We conclude that both materials showed promising results for the extraction of noble gases from FRIB effluents using temperature swing adsorption.

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗
DOE OSTI2025

Probing coherent electronic superpositions of singly and doubly excited states of krypton with extreme-ultraviolet four-wave-mixing spectroscopy

Radiative nonlinear four-wave mixing can monitor the evolution of electronic wave packets, providing access to lifetimes and quantifying the light-induced couplings between excited states. In this article, we report the observation of quantum beats in an autoionizing electronic wave packet in krypton, probed using this technique. Analysis of the signal reveals that these beats originate from the contribution of previously unassigned, doubly excited states interacting with singly excited ones. We introduce a minimal theoretical model, based on multichannel quantum-defect theory, which quantitatively reproduces both the wave-packet dynamics and the static spectrum. This work combines a versatile, noncommensurate XUV-IR-based experimental scheme with a tractable model, establishing a powerful approach for the metrology and control of complex, correlated electronic states.

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS↗
NASA NTRS1977

Angular distribution of Auger electrons due to 3d-shell ionization of krypton

Cross sections for electron impact ionization of krypton due to ejection of a 3rd shell electron have been calculated using screened hydrogenic and Hartree-Slater wave functions for target atom. While the total ionization cross sections in the two approximations are within 10% of each other, the Auger electron angular distribution, related to cross sections for specific magnetic quantum numbers of the 3rd electrons, is widely different in the two approximations. The angular distribution due to Hartree-Slater approximation is in excellent agreement with measurement. The physical reason for the discrepancies in the two approximations is explained.

Omidvar, K.↗
NASA NTRS1977

Angular distribution of Auger electrons due to 3d-shell impact ionization of krypton

Cross sections for electron impact ionization of krypton due to ejection of a 3d-shell electron have been calculated using screened hydrogenic and Hartree-Slater wavefunctions for the target atom. While the total ionization cross sections in the two approximations are within 10% of each other, the Auger electron angular distribution, related to cross sections for specific magnetic quantum numbers of the 3d electrons, are widely different in the two approximations. The angular distribution due to the Hartree-Slater approximation is in excellent agreement with measurement. The physical reason for the discrepancies in the two approximations is explained.

Omidvar, K.↗
NASA NTRS1978

Electron impact excitation of autoionising states of krypton

Energy-loss spectra of krypton in the region between 21 and 29 eV have been obtained at electron impact energies of 30, 60 and 100 eV. For each energy, the angular distribution of intensities has been measured at 5, 10 and 15 deg scattering angles. Assignments of spectral features found in this region are suggested and a comparison is made with previous measurements.

Srivastava, S. K.↗
NASA NTRS1980

Neutron capture time scale of the s-process, estimated from s-process krypton in a meteorite

A krypton fraction enriched in s-process isotopes was extracted from a mineral fraction of the Murchison C2 chondrite. The (Kr-86)/(Kr-84) ratio is enhanced by 6 standard deviations, showing that significant amounts of Kr-86 were made in the s-process, despite the short, 10.8 yr beta-decay half-life of its precursor, Kr-85. Judging from this sample, the mean neutron capture time in the s-process was on the order of 5-100 yr for nuclei with cross sections of 125 mb.

Matsuda, J.-I.↗
NASA NTRS1987

Krypton based adsorption type cryogenic refrigerator

Krypton and monolithic porous carbon such as Saran carbon are used respectively as the sorbate and sorbent of an absorption type refrigerator to improve refrigeration efficiency and operational longevity.

Jones, Jack A.↗