AVS 51st International Symposium
    Vacuum Technology Wednesday Sessions

Session VT-WeA
Vacuum Measurement, Sensors and Control

Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 2:00 pm, Room 303D
Moderator: T. Gessert, National Renewable Energy Laboratory


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2:00pm VT-WeA1
An Overview of Particle and Field Instruments to Measure Solar System Plasma
M. Wüest, Astroglobo, Switzerland
2:20pm VT-WeA2 Invited Paper
An Overview of the Spallation Neutron Source Vacuum Systems
P. Ladd, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
3:00pm VT-WeA4
Interactions of Various Vacuum Gauge Sensor Technologies with their Measurement Environment
P.M. Rutt, Helix Technology Corporation
3:20pm VT-WeA5
Modulated Bayard-Alpert Gauges in a Calibration Laboratory
B.R.F. Kendall, Elvac Laboratories, E. Drubetsky, The Fredericks Company
3:40pm VT-WeA6
Considerations for Selection of Ion Collector Diameter in Hot Cathode Ionization Gauges
P. Arnold, Helix Technology Corporation
4:00pm VT-WeA7
A Study of the Variation of Sensitivity of Hot Cathode Ionization Gauges as a Function of Gas Adsorption
P.J. Abbott, National Institute of Standards and Technology, P. Mohan, National Physical Laboratory, India
4:20pm VT-WeA8
A Study of Some Metrological Characteristics of Capacitance Diaphragm Gauges
P. Mohan, National Physical Laboratory, India
4:40pm VT-WeA9
Ultra-sensitive Leak Detection during UHV Evacuation by QMS under Accumulate Mode
X. Chen, L. Wang, T. Huang, Q. Jin, L. Cha, Tsinghua University, China
5:00pm VT-WeA10
The Spinning Rotor Gauge: From Laboratory Curiosity to Practical Tool
J.K. Fremerey, Retired, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany