NS 222 - Basic Vacuum Systems III

Credit Hours: 1

Vacuum technology is the field whereby very low-pressure environments are created, maintained, and analyzed, such as those needed in the fields of semiconductor manufacturing, glass coating, and research. NS 222 covers topics needed to start work in a rough vacuum system including safety, troubleshooting and maintenance, processes conducted in vacuum systems, and the role of rough vacuum systems in high vacuum regimes.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

perform simple procedures in a rough vacuum system;
design a rough vacuum system;
identify procedures to avoid contamination and outgassing in vacuum systems;
interpret pump-down data as it applies to troubleshooting;
interpret rate-of-rise data as it applies to troubleshooting;
explain how thin films are created and analyzed;
identify the parts of a high vacuum system where rough vacuum components are used; and
interpret pump-down data graphically.

Prerequisites: NS 221
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