Complementary Material to ProboStat™ Manual
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ProboStat™ Starting Guide
As we are always learning from feedback from our customers and users, and for giving better understanding of
the ProboStat™ sample holder, we present this note as a complementary material to the ProboStat™ Manual.
The main goal of this document is explanation of the ProboStat™ system design which is not covered in the
Manual.
1.
ProboStat™ Gas Supply System
1.1.
Recommended reading
First, we recommend familiarizing youself with:
a)
ProboStat™ Manual:
Part 2 “Safety first”, pp. 2-1 – 2-2,
Part 4.2.4 “Gas connects”, pp. 4-5 – 4-7,
Part 4.4 “Support tubes”, pp. 4-12 – 4.13,
Part 4.5 “Gas supply tubes”, pp. 4-13 – 4-14,
Part 6.3 “Pressures, vacuum, leakage rates, atmosphere purity”, pp. 6-1 – 6-2,
Part 7.3 “Gas tightness”, pp. 7-4 – 7-5,
Part 9.3 “Over-atmospheric pressure”, pp. 9-3 – 9-4,
Part 9.4 “Wet gases with dew-point above room temperature”, p. 9-4,
Part 12.1.4 “Inner gas tubes”, pp. 12-4 – 12-6.
b)
NorECs web page www.norecs.com :
FAQ – atmosphere control
FAQ – sealing
1.2.
Single and dual atmosphere modes
The ProboStat™ is a sample holder designed to perform experiments in single or dual atmosphere modes
at near-atmospheric total pressure, and can be fed with virtually any gas.
1.2.1.
Single atmosphere mode
The term “single atmosphere mode” means that one gas is fed in both inner and outer ProboStat™ gas
compartments. The single atmosphere mode is used for: