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by Anjin 3973 days ago
The difference in measure thrust is due to different test articles and testing done in different labs. The 720 mN result was from China and they dumped a ton of energy into it. The smaller 20 μN result was from NASA's testing which used far less power, so the resulting thrust measure was also smaller.
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You're incorrect, 20 μN was measured in the Dresden test at 700W.