Ion pumps

Ion pumps

UVH-XVH

Ion pumps create high vacuum and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environments in a variety of applications, ranging from portable mass spectrometers to large scale particle accelerators.

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Mechanical Vibration Eliminated

No moving parts

High Radiation Tolerance

Radiation tolerant materials in excess of 108 Gray

High Temperature Tolerance

Up to 250°C and even 450°C

Regular Maintenance Eliminated

Capture pumps required virtually no maintenance

Low Cost

Low initial and operational costs

Also known as sputter ion pumps or ion getter pumps, are capture pumps that ionize gases using an anode/cathode array. Ions sputter reactive cathode materials, creating a chemical reaction that turns the ionized gases into solid compounds. Those compounds no longer contribute to the pressure of the vacuum system and are permanently captured within the ion pump. Ion pumps can operate from 10-5 to 10-12 mbar and range in size from 0.2 to 1,200 l/s of nitrogen.

Technical Data

		MINI	3S	5S	10S/SW	10ST	25S/SW	25ST	45S	75S
Pumping speed	l/s	0.2	2-3	4-5	8-10	8-10	15-20	15-20	30-40	40-75
Ultimate pressure	mbar	1×10^-11	1×10^-11	1×10^-11	1×10^-11	1×10^-11	1×10^-11	1×10^-11	1×10^-11	1×10^-11
Starting pressure	mbar	≤1×10^-4	≤1×10^-4	≤1×10^-4	≤1×10^-3	≤1×10^-3	≤1×10^-3	≤1×10^-3	≤1×10^-3	≤1×10^-3
Operating bake temp	°C	95	450	250	250	80	250	100	250	250
Max. bake temp (Magnets removed)	°C	450	200	450	450	450	450	450	450	450

Ultra High Vacuum Pump key features

Mechanical vibration eliminated

capture pumps have no moving parts. Vibration from moving parts and electrical noise is eliminated

High radiation tolerance

capture pumps are built with radiation tolerant materials in excess of 108 Gray. Connectors and cables are also built with radiation tolerant materials for years of continuous operation

High temperature tolerance

without any special consideration, capture pumps can be baked to 250 °C. Removing the magnets allows for hotter bakes up to 450 °C. Long hot bakes are critical to every UHV system

Regular maintenance eliminated

capture pumps require virtually no maintenance and avoid costly vacuum events because they are sealed from atmosphere, saving time, money and resources

Low initial operational costs

initial cost is typically less than comparable specifications of other types of vacuum pumps. They use minimal or no power for years of low cost operation

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Ion pumps

UVH-XVH

Mechanical Vibration Eliminated

High Radiation Tolerance

High Temperature Tolerance

Regular Maintenance Eliminated

Low Cost

Ion pumps

Technical Data

Ultra High Vacuum Pump key features

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