CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 UnportedBundesmann, C.Eichhorn, C.Scholze, F.Spemann, D.Neumann, H.Scortecci, F.Leiter, H.J.Holste, K.Klar, P.J.Bulit, A.Dannenmayer, K.Amo, J. Gonzalez del2023-01-202023-01-202017https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/10962http://dx.doi.org/10.34657/9988Recently, we have set up an Advanced Electric Propulsion Diagnostic (AEPD) platform [1], which allows for the in-situ measurement of a comprehensive set of thruster performance parameters. The platform utilizes a five-axis-movement system for precise positioning of the thruster with respect to the diagnostic heads. In the first setup (AEPD1) an energy-selective mass spectrometer (ESMS) and a miniaturized Faraday probe for ion beam characterization, a telemicroscope and a triangular laser head for measuring the erosion of mechanical parts, and a pyrometer for surface temperature measurements were integrated. The capabilities of the AEPD1 platform were demonstrated with two electric propulsion thrusters, a gridded ion thruster RIT 22 (Airbus Defence & Space, Germany, [13]) and a Hall effect thruster SPT 100D EM1 (EDB Fakel, Russia, [1], [4]), in two different vacuum facilities.enghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/670diagnostic toolselectric propulsionArticleKonferenzschrift