hey grindle checkout this articleAn early un-classified report that validates NASA interest in the magnetic gas lattice concepts mentioned in
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REFTitle:
Theoretical study of metal noble-gas positive ions
Authors:
Bauschlicher, Charles W., Jr.; Partridge, Harry; Langhoff, Stephen R.
Affiliation:
AA(NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA), AB(NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA), AC(NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA)
Publication:
Journal of Chemical Physics (ISSN 0021-9606), vol. 91, Oct. 15, 1989, p. 4733-4737. (JChPh Homepage)
Publication Date:
10/1989
Category:
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
CATIONS, ELECTRON STATES, GROUND STATE, RARE GASES, SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, TRANSITION METALS, ARGON, COBALT COMPOUNDS, COPPER COMPOUNDS, HELIUM, IRON COMPOUNDS, KRYPTON, SELF CONSISTENT FIELDS, WAVE FUNCTIONS
DOI:
10.1063/1.456762
Bibliographic Code:
1989JChPh..91.4733B
Abstract
Theoretical calculations have been performed to determine the spectroscopic constant for the ground and selected low-lying electronic states of the transition-metal noble-gas ions Var(+), FeAr(+), CoAr(+), CuHe(+), CuAr(+), and CuKr(+). Analogous calculations have been performed for the ground states of the alkali noble-gas ions LiAr(+), LiKr(+), NaAr(+), and KAr(+) and the alkaline-earth noble-gas ion MgAr(+) to contrast the difference in binding energies between the simple and transition-metal noble-gas ions. The binding energies increase with increasing polarizability of the noble-gas ions, as expected for a charge-[[/iinduced dipole bonding mechanism. It is found that the spectroscopic constants of the X 1Sigma(+) states of the alkali noble-gas ions are well described at the self-consistent field level. In contrast, the binding energies of the transition-metal noble-gas ions are substantially increased by electron correlation..............
http://technologygateway.nasa.gov/media/CC/lenr/lenr.htmlperhaps you've seen the video with Stan entering the Lewis NASA lab in Cleveland. which did a lot of
work on propulsion systems Think about satellites requiring a lot of power....
coincidentally about the same timeframe as article was being published
