Comparative Performance Analysis of Xenon, Krypton, and Argon Propellants for Hall Thrusters Using a Reproducible Machine-learning Framework
This paper presents a reproducible machine-learning framework using a harmonized dataset to demonstrate that while Xenon remains the superior propellant for Hall thrusters, Krypton offers a cost-effective compromise and Argon requires specific optimization, with XGBoost emerging as the most accurate model for predicting thrust performance.