AVS 59th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition
    Vacuum Technology Monday Sessions

Session VT-MoA
Gas Flow, Leaks, Permeation and Mass Analysis

Monday, October 29, 2012, 2:00 pm, Room 14
Moderator: J.A. Fedchak, National Institute of Standards and Technology


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2:00pm VT-MoA1 Invited Paper
First International Comparison of Standard Leak Calibrations of Metrological Institutes
K. Jousten, PTB, Germany, K. Arai, NMIJ, Japan, U. Becker, O. Bodnar, PTB, Germany, F. Boineau, LNE, France, J.A. Fedchak, NIST, V. Gorobey, VNIIM, Russian Federation, W. Jian, SPRING, Singapore, D. Mari, INRIM, Italy, P. Mohan, NPL/I, India, J. Šetina, IMT, Slovenia, B. Toman, NIST, M. Vicar, CMI, Czech Republic, YH. Yan, NIM, China
2:40pm VT-MoA3
Comparison of the Flow Ratio of the Permeation Type Helium Standard Leaks and the Gas Flow Generator Composed with a Small Conductance Element Made by Sintered Stainless Steel
N. Takahashi, ULVAC Inc., Japan, H. Yoshida, AIST Japan
3:00pm VT-MoA4
Porous Plug Made of Sintered Stainless Steel used as Standard Conductance Element
H. Yoshida, K. Arai, T. Kobata, National Institute of AIST, Japan
3:40pm VT-MoA6
Measurement of Gas Transport in Solids by a Saturation/Outgassing Method
L. Wang, J.A. Tanski, R.Y. Weinberg, Los Alamos National Laboratory
4:00pm VT-MoA7
Report on Workshop on Measurement Characteristics and Use of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers for Vacuum Applications
K. Jousten, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany, J. Šetina, Institute of Metals and Technology, Slovenia, R. Ellefson, REVac Consulting
4:20pm VT-MoA8 Invited Paper
Mass Spectrometry a Mile Deep: Issues and Solutions for Underwater Vacuum Systems
R.T. Short, SRI International
5:00pm VT-MoA10
Performance Optimization for Autoresonant Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers
G.A. Brucker, J. Rathbone, B. Horvath, Brooks Automation, Inc., Granville-Phillips Products
5:20pm VT-MoA11
Differential Pumping Method for a Fast Partial Pressure Analyzer of Recent Design to Extend its Upper Pressure Limit Up to the Torr Range
P.C. Arnold, T.C. Swinney, Brooks Automation, Inc., Granville-Phillips Products