High-Vacuum Technology : A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition , Revised and Expanded

Offering a basic understanding of each important topic in vacuum science and technology, this book concentrates on pumping issues, emphasizes the behavior of vacuum pumps and vacuum systems, and explains the relationships between pumps, instrumentation and high-vacuum system performance. The book delineates the technical and theoretical aspects of the subject without getting in too deep. It leads readers through the subtleties of vacuum technology without using a dissertation on mathematics to get them there. An interesting blend of easy-to-understand technician-level information combined with engineering data and formulae, the book provides a non-analytical introduction to high vacuum technology.

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Properties of Gases
Chapter 3 : Fluid Flow and Pumping Concepts
Chapter 4 : Vacuum Systems
Chapter 5 : Coarse Vacuum Pumps
Chapter 6 : Vapor Jet (Diffusion) Pumps
Chapter 7 : Turbomolecular Pumps
Chapter 8 : Cryogenic Pumps
Chapter 9 : Gettering and Ion Pumping
Chapter 10 : Overloading of Vacuum Pumps
Chapter 11 : Ultrahigh Vacuum
Chapter 12 : Vacuum Gauges and Gas Analyzers
Chapter 13 : Leak Detection

Appendix
Index