Residual gas: Traditional understanding and new experimental results
Residual gas: Traditional understanding and new experimental results
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DOI:
10.1016/s0042-207x(98)00386-8
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发表时间:
1999-05-01
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4
通讯作者:
Fremerey, JK
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Fremerey, JK
Carbon monoxide and other carbon derivatives were considered for a long time as intrinsic constituents of the residual atmosphere inside a UHV (ultra high vacuum) apparatus. It is gradually being accepted now that the residual gas in stainless steel containers is virtually pure hydrogen. Impurity gases, especially carbon monoxide, are generated at a significant rate by ion gauges and mass spectrometers due to ion-induced surface processes. Impurity gases may severely affect sensitive surface analysis and processes. It is proposed that a definition of XHV (extremely high vacuum) conditions should include the requirement that ion-induced impurity gases are excluded. It is demonstrated that much longer baking times than practiced today are required for rigorous outgassing of stainless steel. The hydrogen pressure inside a well baked stainless steel container was found to saturate at about 0.2 mPa under seal-off conditions at room temperature. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.