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Vacuum fundamentals

Vacuum fundamentals explained by Alca Technology: pressure regimes, particle counting and the core principles behind high and ultra-high vacuum technology.

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The Absolute Emptiness

The absolute emptiness

4 December 2020

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Vacuum fundamentals

Absolute emptiness is the absence of matter in space. How many particles are present in the small UHV chambers used in laboratories? We asked ourselves this question in this article!

Vacuum: Why?

Vacuum: why?

6 July 2020

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Vacuum fundamentals

Vaccum processing needs the presencence of a particular environment. But why is a reduced pressure environment necessary and what are the pressures used in the vacuum technique? This are the reasons.