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Intro: Pressure sensing technology that we use in the lab mostly revolves around ionic and thermal applications of gas properties. Ion and thermal couple gauges respectively.


Ion Gauge:
== The Thermocouple Gauge ==


[[File:Tc_gauge.png|600px]]




Thermocouple Gauge (TCG): A heated filament is placed into the low pressure system. The rate of heat transfer is directly related to gas density and subsequently, pressure.
== The Ion Gauge ==


[[File:TCG.gif|250px]]
[[File:Ion_gauge.png|600px]]
 
 
== The Capacitance Gauge ==
 
[[File:Capacitance_gauge.png|600px]]
 
'''Useful Links:'''
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high_vacuum| UHV - Wikipedia]

Latest revision as of 19:51, 7 November 2014

The Thermocouple Gauge


The Ion Gauge


The Capacitance Gauge

Useful Links:

UHV - Wikipedia