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Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
How the
vacuum is
created?
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Production of vacuum
Entrapment/capture pumps,
retain molecules by sorption or
condensation on internal surfaces
(e.g. sorption pump, sublimation
pump, sputter ion pump,
cryogenic pump).
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
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Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Vacuum (units)
1.3x10-9
1x10-6 Torr
0.133x10-3 Pa
1.3x10-6
1 mTorr
0.133 Pa
1.3x10-3
1 atm.
1 Torr
133 Pa
Typical High
Pressure
760 Torr
101,333 Pa
1 Torr =
1 mm-Hg
1 Pascal =
1 N/m2
High Vacuum
Rough Vacuum
Entrapment
Vacuum Pump
Kinetic
Vacuum Pump
Positive Displacement
Vacuum Pump
Rotary
Pump
Reciprocating
Displacement Pump
Drag
Pump
Diaphragm
Pump
Liquid Ring
Pump
Gaseous
Ring Pump
Piston
Pump
Rotary
Piston Pump
Turbine
Pump
Multiple Vane
Rotary Pump
Dry
Pump
Sliding Vane
Rotary Pump
Axial Flow
Pump
Rotary
Plunger Pump
Radial Flow
Pump
Molecular
Drag Pump
Roots
Pump
Fluid Entrainment
Pump
Adsorption
Pump
Ion Transfer
Pump
Ejector
Pump
Liquid Jet
Pump
Diffusion
Pump
Gas Jet
Pump
Diffusion
Ejector Pump
Vapor Jet
Pump
Cold Trap
Bulk Getter
Pump
Getter
Pump
Getter Ion
Pump
Sublimation
Pump
Self Purifying
Diffusion Pump
Evaporation
Ion Pump
Fractionating
Diffusion Pump
Sputter Ion
Pump
Cryopump
Turbomolecular
Pump
Condenser
Name of Pump
Mechanical (roughing)*
Sorption
Diffusion*
Turbo
Ion
Cryo(genic)
*used in lab
Mechanism of Pumping
Compression of gas
Physical or chemical absorption
Intermolecular collisions
Molecular collisions with surfaces
Ionization and implantation of gas
Solidification of gas by liquid He
Rough Vacuum
High Vacuum
10-10
10-8
10-6
10-4
10-2
1
10+2
P (mbar)
1
2
3
3a
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
1
4
7
2
6
3a
3
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Chamber
High Vac. Pump
Roughing Pump
Foreline Pump
Hi-Vac. Valve
Roughing Valve
Foreline Valve
Vent Valve
Roughing Gauge
High Vac. Gauge
Mechanical pumps
Mechanical pumps (displacement pumps) remove gas atoms
from the vacuum system and expel them to atmosphere, either
directly or indirectly
In effect, they are compressors and one can define a
compression ratio, K, given by
Pout
K
Pin
K is a fixed value for any given pump for a particular gas species
when measured under conditions of zero gas flow.
Pump Mechanism
Gas ballastting
Trap
Rotary pump
OIL BACKSTREAMING
Roots
Dry pump
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Root pump
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
1
3
2
9
10
8
6
5
Chamber
Foreline
Roughing Valve
Roughing Gauge
Roughing Pump
Foreline
Foreline Valve
Foreline Gauge
High Vacuum Valve
Booster/Blower
Vent Valve
High Vacuum Gauge
Diaphragm pumps
Diaphragm pumps
Diaphragm Pump
Diaphragm Pump
High resistance to
chemical attack
Oil free - used with
roots blower or
cryopump for
completely oil-free
system
Lifetime ~ 5000
hours
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Diaphragm pump
Piston design
Sorption Pump
Sorption pumps
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Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Entrapment
Vacuum Pump
Kinetic
Vacuum Pump
Positive Displacement
Vacuum Pump
Rotary
Pump
Reciprocating
Displacement Pump
Diaphragm
Pump
Liquid Ring
Pump
Piston
Pump
Rotary
Piston Pump
Multiple Vane
Rotary Pump
Dry
Pump
Drag
Pump
Turbine
Pump
Axial Flow
Pump
Rotary
Plunger Pump
Radial Flow
Pump
Molecular
Drag Pump
Ion Transfer
Pump
Ejector
Pump
Gaseous
Ring Pump
Sliding Vane
Rotary Pump
Roots
Pump
Fluid Entrainment
Pump
Adsorption
Pump
Liquid Jet
Pump
Diffusion
Pump
Gas Jet
Pump
Diffusion
Ejector Pump
Vapor Jet
Pump
Cold Trap
Bulk Getter
Pump
Getter
Pump
Getter Ion
Pump
Sublimation
Pump
Self Purifying
Diffusion Pump
Evaporation
Ion Pump
Fractionating
Diffusion Pump
Sputter Ion
Pump
Cryopump
Turbomolecular
Pump
Condenser
High Vacuum
Rough Vacuum
Roughing Pumps
Liquid Nitrogen Trap
Diffusion Pump
Turbo Pump
Cryo Pump
Ion Pump
Tit. Subl. Pump
10-12
10-10
10-8
10-6
10-4
10-2
1
10+2
P (Torr)
8
1
1 Chamber
2 High Vac. Pump
3 Roughing Pump
3a Fore Pump
4 Hi-Vac. Valve
5 Roughing Valve
6 Foreline Valve
7 Vent Valve
8 Roughing Gauge
9 High Vac. Gauge
4
8
22
6
3a
3
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Diffusion pumps
Diffusion pumps
Pump Construction
Release of Vapors
Pumping Speed
Pumping Speed (Air)
Critical Point
1. Compression Ratio Limit
2. Constant Speed
3. Constant Q (Overload)
4. Mechanical Pump Effect
10-10
10--3
Inlet Pressure (Torr)
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
10--1
Approximate Vapor
Pressure (mbar)
10-22
500
10 -7
>760
>760
>760
350
>760
760
<10 -10
Low cost per unit pumping speed, very high pumping speeds
Very well understood
Hard to destroy
Continuous operating expense (LN2)
Chamber
Diffusion pump
Rotary
pump
Turbomolecular
pumps
Pump Operation
Molecule
Turbomolecular pumps
Operation can be extended to higher pressure
by adding a drag stage
Pin
21
where 12 is the forward transmission probability
and 21 is the reverse transmission probability
It can be shown that
K exp
Vb
2kN 0
M
T
Compression ratio
high vacuum
low pressure
stages moving rotors only:
a molecular drag
pump
med. pressure
fixed stators
stages
decelerate the
molecule for the
next rotor hit
Turbomolecular Pump
INLET FLANGE
ROTOR BODY
STATOR BLADES
HIGH PUMPING SPEED
HIGH COMPRESSION
BEARING
EXHAUST
HIGH FREQ. MOTOR
BEARING
Turbomolecular Pumps
Similar in design to a
jet engine.
Alternating rotor and
stator blade
assemblies turn at
20,000-90,000 rpm to
force out molecules.
Requires a region of
low or medium
vacuum behind and in
front of pump.
Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH
Turbomolecular pump.
Turbo pumps cannot pump from atmosphere
and cannot eject to atmosphere, so they require:
1-roughing (fore vacuum) pumps to reduce the
pressure in the vacuum system before they can
be started and
2-backing pumps to handle the exhaust.
There are many types of roughing and backing
pumps. Most accelerators now use clean (dry)
pumps to avoid oil contamination in the system.
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Turbopump (cont)
contains no oil and is capable of reducing the pressure into the ultrahigh
vacuum range
operates as a molecular bat
- rotor blades spinning at speeds as high as 6x104 rpm,
- gives a blade velocity at a radius of 10 cm of 3.8x106 cm/s.
- the mean velocity of a molecule of N2 at 300 K is 4.8x104 cm/s
Because the rotor blades are slanted downward, the gas
molecules are driven towards the pump outlet
Blade sizes increase towards the high pressure exit port
Stator (stationary) blade sets are placed between rotor blade sets
Pumping efficiency is greatest when the spacing between blades is less
than the mean free path of the molecules. (~5 cm at 10-3 Torr)
7
1
4
5
22
1
2
3
4
5
6
Chamber
Turbo Pump
Roughing Pump
Vent Valve
Roughing Gauge
High Vac. Gauge
Rotary pump
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Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
foreline
Ion Pumps
Ion pump
The ion pump works by ionizing
gas molecules and accelerating
them into walls coated with freshlyevaporated titanium
the gas ions strike a titanium
cathode and cause sputtering
the sputtered Ti is reactive and
will getter reactive gases (N2,
O2)
the gas ions can be buried by
self-ion implantation
A strong magnetic field is applied
to cause the electrons to move in
helical paths and increase the
ionization efficiency
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Ion pumps
Main components
Array of parallel
stainless tubes
Various charged
surfaces
Titanium or tantalum
coated surfaces
Ion pumps
Ion pumps have several serious disadvantages
low pumping speeds (inert gases are pumped
especially poorly)
can only be started at low pressures (~ 10-4 torr)
can arc-over if pressure increases suddenly
However, ion pumps are very clean and can produce
very high vacuums (<10-12 torr)
Ion pump
Generates hydrocarbons
A typical
ion-pump
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Ion Pumps
I kP
Ion Pumps
Ion Pumps
Diode
Voltage
+7kV
Differential Starcell
Diode
+7kV
+2-5kV
Pumping Speed
(Active gases)
Pumping Speed
(Noble gases)
Starting Pressure
Highest
Good
Good
Lowest
Lowest
Good
Higher
Highest
Lowest
Lowest
Good
Highest
UHV
Low
Low
Good
Highest
Cost
Lowest
Higher
Low
Highest
Triode
-5kV
Ion Pumps
Pumping in the basic diode Penning cell
Ion Pumps
The Diode pump has poor pumping speed
for noble gases
Remedies
Differential Ion; Noble Diode
Heavy cathode
Triode
Special Anode shape e.g. Starcell
Cryopumps
Cryo-condensation
Cryopumps
Pumping by Cryocondensation
molecules
Cold surface
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
Cryopumps
Similar in principle to
the ion pump but uses
a cryogenically cooled
surface of activated
charcoal or zeolites to
condense and trap
gas molecules.
Cryosorption in charcoal
Charcoal placement
Cryopumps
Cryopumps condense gases on cold
surfaces to produce vacuum
Typically there are three cold surfaces:
(Campbell)
Warning: all pumped gases are trapped inside the pump, so explosive, toxic
and corrosive gases are not recommended. No mech. pump is needed until regen.
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
adapted from www.helixtechnology.com
Cryopumps
Closed cycle
Refrigerator (~12K)
Supplemented by cryosorption
Getter Pumps
When a gas molecule impinges on a clean metal film,
the sticking probability can be quite high.
For an active gas with the film at room temperature,
values can be between 0.1 and 0.8. These fall with
coverage.
For noble gases and hydrocarbons sticking coefficients
are very low (essentially zero)
Evaporated films, most commonly of titanium or barium,
are efficient getters and act as vacuum pumps for active
gases.
Getter pumps
In recent times, thin films of getter material have been
formed on the inside of vacuum vessels by magnetron
sputtering
These have the advantage of
pumping gas from the vacuum chamber by gettering
and of stopping gases from diffusing out of the walls
of the vessels
Getter Pumps
For vacuum use, the most common getter
pump is the titanium sublimation pump
Getter Pumps
Getter Pumps
Vacuum cycle
Pumpdown Curve
Conditions:
Chamber closed and sealed
Vacuum pump on and all isolation valves open
No gas flowing into the chamber
Pumpdown procedure
Venting procedure
System pumpdown
Step 5: Purge
inert gas (usually nitrogen - why?) is introduced into
the chamber
pressure inside the chamber increases to a trigger
point
presence of nitrogen restores viscous flow allowing
residual reactive gasses to be efficiently pumped
(rinsed) out
Dr. G. Mirjalili, Physics Dept. Yazd University
continue to
next step: when a minimum pressure is
Step 7: Vent
close all valves between chamber and pump
flow nitrogen directly into chamber
pressure increases from base pressure to
atmospheric (or loadlock) pressure
continue to next step: when atmospheric pressure is
reached
Abort Conditions
Abort = Failure to meet all conditions required
to continue processing.
Pressure not in range, Gas flow not in range,
Electrical or mechanical malfunction, Timeout,
Interlock tripped.
Accompanied by an audible and visible alarm.
Abort Priority:
1. System immediately goes to safest possible state.
2. Possible recovery of product material.