Vector magnetometry localization of subsurface liquids

    公开(公告)号:US10345395B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15376244

    申请日:2016-12-12

    发明人: Steven W. Sinton

    IPC分类号: G01R33/032

    摘要: Systems and methods for locating a subsurface liquid can include an excitation coil configured to induce a magnetic resonance in a subsurface liquid, an array of magnetometers associated with the excitation coil configured to detect a magnetic vector of the magnetic resonance excited subsurface liquid, and a controller in communication with the array of magnetometers and configured to locate the subsurface liquid based on magnetic signals output from the array of magnetometers.

    METHOD FOR TREATING GRAPHENE SHEETS FOR LARGE-SCALE TRANSFER USING FREE-FLOAT METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20170298504A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-19

    申请号:US15099464

    申请日:2016-04-14

    IPC分类号: C23C16/26 C23F1/14

    摘要: A method for transferring a graphene sheet from a copper substrate to a functional substrate includes forming the graphene sheet on the copper substrate using chemical vapor deposition, and irradiating the graphene sheet disposed on the copper substrate with a plurality of xenon ions using broad beam irradiation to form a prepared graphene sheet. The prepared graphene sheet is resistant to forming unintentional defects induced during transfer of the prepared graphene sheet to the functional substrate. The method further includes removing the copper substrate from the prepared graphene sheet using an etchant bath, floating the prepared graphene sheet in a floating bath, submerging the functional substrate in the floating bath, and decreasing a fluid level of the floating bath to lower the prepared graphene sheet onto the functional substrate.

    Spacecraft structures incorporating graphene and operation thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10696424B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US15196745

    申请日:2016-06-29

    摘要: Functional components of spacecraft structures can be subject to detrimental impacts by energetic particles produced from an electric propulsion system. A graphene coating applied to a functional component can maintain electrical conductivity upon a surface of the functional component, thereby allowing charge dissipation to take place, while also resisting sputtering erosion resulting from impacts of the energetic particles. Accordingly, spacecraft structures can include an electric propulsion system, a functional component that is at least partially impacted by an outflow of the electric propulsion system, and a graphene coating upon the functional component. Methods for operating such spacecraft structures can include generating an outflow of energetic particles from an electric propulsion system of a spacecraft structure, and at least partially impacting the outflow of energetic particles upon a functional component of the spacecraft structure, where the functional component has a graphene coating thereon.