| Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/10/02 | |||
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| GTC281 19976-20025 | L+L | 2 Credit(s) | 3 Period(s) |
| High Vacuum Practices | |||
| Concepts, limitations, and basic relationships among components of the high vacuum system, and their related effects on the performance of the system. Production and maintenance of extremely low gas densities within an enclosed environment, instrumentation for measuring extremely low pressures, pumps, and associated sensitive equipment and techniques used for leak detection. Vacuum materials, hardware, and troubleshooting. Prerequisites: (GTC181 and GTC185) or (GTC181 and PHY111). | |||
| MCCCD Official Course Competencies: | |
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| GTC281 19976-20025 | High Vacuum Practices |
| 1. | Contrast flow and viscous flow in gases. (I) |
| 2. | Explain the operation of the major types of roughing pumps. (II) |
| 3. | Explain how high vacuum pumps are maintained. (III) |
| 4. | List the major components in each type of ultrahigh vacuum pumps. (IV) |
| 5. | Describe the pressure range over which each types of vacuum instrumentation operates. (V) |
| 6. | Explain common joining techniques. (VI) |
| 7. | Identify normal and abnormal operation of a vacuum system. (VII) |
| 8. | Identify common faults in vacuum system components. (VIII) |
| 9. | Identify and explain major components of two types of helium leak detectors. (IX) |
| MCCCD Official Course Outline: | |
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| GTC281 19976-20025 | High Vacuum Practices |
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