Vacuum Physics Course

	Introduction to Vacuum Science and Technology



Introduction to Vacuum Science and Technology Short Course Syllabus
Locations:	Cardwell 119 and J.R. Macdonald Laboratory
Recommended Text:	Building Scientific Apparatus, 2nd ed., Moore, Davis and Coplan, Addision Wesley (Handouts will be provided)
Enrollment:	Restricted to approximately 10 participants, recommended for all REU and Physics graduate students, instructor's permission required for others.
Lecturer:	Martin P. Stöckli, Voice: 785-532-2661, Fax: 785-532-6806 stockli@phys.ksu.edu Office Hours: Cardwell 17, daily on a drop-in basis or by appointment
Lab Instructor:	Paul E. Gibson Voice: 785-532-2650 Office: Cardwell 19 paul@phys.ksu.edu

Certificate of Training issued to participants with 100% attendance and 80% homework points. Homework due at the beginning of next lecture.
Lecture 1: Introduction to Vacuum (Wed, June 21, 9:30 - 11:30) need, concepts of pumping, pressure and throughput, oil-sealed rotary pump, turbo molecular pump, recommended setup & operation of valve-less turbo pumps, O-ring seals, KF-, Dep'X-, ISO-flanges, vacuum couplings, NPT seals, thermal conductivity gauges, B-A ionization gauges, pump down curves, leak detection, contra flow leak detector. 1998 Problem Set 2, 1999 Problem Set 2, 2000 Problem Set 1
Laboratory: (2-3 hours, by appointment) Assembly, startup and troubleshooting of turbo pumped systems.
Lecture 2: Gas Transport and Vacuum Pumps (Thu, June 22, 9:30 - 11:30) kinetic gas theory, molecular flow, conductance, ultimate pressure, oil-sealed rotary pumps, turbo molecular pumps, molecular drag pump, compound pumps, oil diffusion pump, cryo pumps. 1998 Problem Set 3, 1999 Problem Set 3, 2000 Problem Set 2
Lecture 3: Pressure Limits (Tue, June 27, 9:30 - 11:30) pressure limits, oil backstreaming and suck back, design of high vacuum systems, O-ring seals, flow control devices, design of ultra high vacuum systems, metal seals (CF, Swagelok, Cajon) 1998 Problem Set 4, 1999 Problem Set 4, 2000 Problem Set 3
Lecture 4: Pressure Measurements and Troubleshooting (Wed, July 7, 9:30 - 11:30) manometers, thermal conductivity gauges, B-A ionization gauges, extractor gauge, spinning rotor friction gauge, partial pressure measurements (contra flow leak detector, RGA). 1998 Problem Set 5, 1999 Problem Set 5, 2000 Problem Set 4
Recitation: Homework Set 3 (Wed, July 12, 9:30 - 10:30) Recitation: Homework Set 4 (Mon, July 17, 9:30 - 10:30)

Also see the archived syllabus for previous years' versions of this short course.

Introduction to Vacuum
Science and Technology

Introduction to Vacuum Science and Technology
Short Course Syllabus

Locations:

Cardwell 119 and J.R. Macdonald Laboratory

Recommended Text:

Building Scientific Apparatus, 2nd ed.,
Moore, Davis and Coplan, Addision Wesley
(Handouts will be provided)

Enrollment:

Restricted to approximately 10 participants,
recommended for all REU and Physics graduate students,
instructor's permission required for others.

Lecturer:

Martin P. Stöckli,
Voice: 785-532-2661, Fax: 785-532-6806
stockli@phys.ksu.edu
Office Hours: Cardwell 17, daily on a drop-in basis or by appointment

Lab Instructor:

Paul E. Gibson
Voice: 785-532-2650
Office: Cardwell 19
paul@phys.ksu.edu

Certificate of Training issued to participants with 100% attendance and 80% homework points.
Homework due at the beginning of next lecture.

Lecture 1: Introduction to Vacuum (Wed, June 21, 9:30 - 11:30)

need, concepts of pumping, pressure and throughput, oil-sealed rotary pump, turbo molecular pump, recommended setup & operation of valve-less turbo pumps, O-ring seals, KF-, Dep'X-, ISO-flanges, vacuum couplings, NPT seals, thermal conductivity gauges, B-A ionization gauges, pump down curves, leak detection, contra flow leak detector.
1998 Problem Set 2, 1999 Problem Set 2, 2000 Problem Set 1

Laboratory: (2-3 hours, by appointment)

Assembly, startup and troubleshooting of turbo pumped systems.

Lecture 2: Gas Transport and Vacuum Pumps (Thu, June 22, 9:30 - 11:30)

kinetic gas theory, molecular flow, conductance, ultimate pressure, oil-sealed rotary pumps, turbo molecular pumps, molecular drag pump, compound pumps, oil diffusion pump, cryo pumps.
1998 Problem Set 3, 1999 Problem Set 3, 2000 Problem Set 2

Lecture 3: Pressure Limits (Tue, June 27, 9:30 - 11:30)

pressure limits, oil backstreaming and suck back, design of high vacuum systems, O-ring seals, flow control devices, design of ultra high vacuum systems, metal seals (CF, Swagelok, Cajon)
1998 Problem Set 4, 1999 Problem Set 4, 2000 Problem Set 3

Lecture 4: Pressure Measurements and Troubleshooting (Wed, July 7, 9:30 - 11:30)

manometers, thermal conductivity gauges, B-A ionization gauges, extractor gauge, spinning rotor friction gauge, partial pressure measurements (contra flow leak detector, RGA).
1998 Problem Set 5, 1999 Problem Set 5, 2000 Problem Set 4

Recitation: Homework Set 3 (Wed, July 12, 9:30 - 10:30)
Recitation: Homework Set 4 (Mon, July 17, 9:30 - 10:30)

Also see the archived syllabus for previous years' versions of this short course.