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Miniature quadrupole residual gas analyzer for process monitoring at milliTorr pressures

Holkeboer et al., 1998

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17442058429993611387
Author
Holkeboer D
Karandy T
Currier F
Frees L
Ellefson R
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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films

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Monitoring of gas composition for processes in the mTorr range is not possible with a conventional residual gas analyzer (RGA) unless a pressure reduction pumping system is used. A miniature sensor, having dimensions compatible with the mean-free path of gas …
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