• Make sure the temperature and the humidity inside the transport box does not exceed the specified range (use of a
drying agent is required).
• Ensure that no condensation moisture develops if the detector is stored at low temperature.
3.4. Vacuum Conditions for Detectors with Optional Vacuum Compatibility
DECTRIS detectors can be provided for vacuum operation. The typical reachable vacuum is 10
−
3
mbar (read-out elec-
tronics in vacuum) or 10
-6
mbar (only detector head in vacuum). The out-gassing rate and content are not specified. The
vacuum compatibility option guarantees that the detector will operate in the mentioned vacuum range. Detectors ordered
with a vacuum compatibility option have been tested in vacuum.
To see if a detector is vacuum compatible, check whether the vacuum compatibility option is included in the order confir-
mation received from DECTRIS.
Warning
#3
Only systems with a vacuum compatibility option are allowed to be operated in vacuum. Please contact
[email protected] for information regarding vacuum compatibility upgrade.
For in-vacuum operation of the detector following conditions must be fulfilled:
Table 3.8:
In-Vacuum Operating Conditions
In-Vacuum Condition
Definition
Pressure during operation
atmospheric pressure or less than 0
.
01 mbar
1 bar
10
-
² mbar
1 Pa
10⁵ Pa
...
Detector mounting plate temperature during
operation
+10
◦
C to 25
◦
C
Thermal stabilization unit set temperature in vacuum
15
◦
C
Chamber temperature during ”bake-out” (detector
unpowered)
max. +60
◦
C (for temperatures > 40
◦
C make sure the thermal
stabilization unit is set to +40
◦
C and running)
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