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In order to verify the dependency of those physical parameters on the configuration and orientation of the electrodes, we conduct systematic simulations of three thruster cathode configurations (conical, cylindrical, and funnel-like). In the present study, the working pressure is \u22481.3\u2009kPa (10\u2009Torr), well below the normal atmospheric pressure, and the gas temperature is 300\u2009K. A similar systematic investigation was conducted in a recent paper at a relatively much lower pressure of 0.5\u2009Torr (20 times less) for the same cathode duct geometries and working gases, which permit to compare the performances of the considered thrusters and gases at these two pressures; then and now, the distance between the electrodes is fixed at 28\u2009mm, but in addition to the pressure, other parameters were modified. Thus, the input voltage is fixed at 3\u2009kV, and the resistance of the ballast varies in the range of 500\u20135000 M\u03a9. Nitrogen gas performed better than argon for all proposed geometries, doubling the produced thrust while presenting higher T\/P ratios in almost all cases. 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