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This article describes the activities carried out by RIAME MAI in the field of low-power ion thrusters in 2010-2020. The results of study of a laboratory model of low power RIT using a different shape of GDC are presented. The results of work on creating an experimental model of such RIT with elements of the propulsion system are shown. The article also presents the research on the process of erosion of the accelerating electrode of the RIT - a critical element of the thruster design from the point of view of the lifetime.

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