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Vacuum Physics

VACUUM PHYSICS AND TECHNIQUES - SOCRATES Intensive Program

November 27th - December 5th, 2008

Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

The course is designed for students or anyone using or planning to use vacuum techniques, and is more specifically intended for students in Physics and in Applied Sciences.

The course is part of the UCL Master Program in Physics PHY2246 - see here for detailed description.

AIMS

The course will contain both theory and practical with a strong emphasis on producing and maintaining high and ultrahigh vacuum in both scientific and industrial applications. Industrial visits will be organized during the course.

 

CONDITIONS

The course will be suitable for physicists, engineers scientists or any one with a basic knowledge of Physics. Teaching will be in English. Every participant will receive lectures notes. Further details are available from [User#getMailto#K.Dunn@qub.ac.uk# (QueenPierre DEFRANCE:pierre.defrance@uclouvain.be# (UCL Physics Department),  (UCL Electrical Engineering Department), or mailto:Ken DUNN]39;s University of Belfast, Department of Pure and Applied Physics).

 

ADDRESSES

Teachers are Professors Ken Dunn (Belfast), Pierre Defrance and Laurent Francis (Louvain-la-Neuve).

Ken Dunn - Dept of pure and applied physics, The Queen's University of Belfast - BELFAST BT7 1NN - United Kingdom // K.Dunn@qub.ac.uk

Pierre Defrance — Université catholique de Louvain, Département de physique - PAMO, chemin du Cyclotron 2 - B-1348 LOUVAIN-la-NEUVE - Belgium // pierre.defrance@uclouvain.be

Laurent Francis — Université catholique de Louvain, Département d'électricité - ELEC, place du Levant 3 - B-1348 LOUVAIN-la-NEUVE - Belgium // laurent.francis@uclouvain.be



REGISTRATION FORM

To come very soon, please come back in a while. You may contact Pierre DEFRANCE for more information about registration in the meanwhile.

 

COSTS

Participation is free of duty for students affiliated with UCL or with Universities having SOCRATES agreement with UCL.

A fee of 100 EUR will be charged for regular students who will also qualify for travel and accomodation grants.



For other participants, the fee is 800 EUR, covering registration and lecture notes. Places will be limited.

 

DETAILS OF ACTIVITIES

Activities will start on Thursday morning, November 27th, and they will end on Friday evening, December 5th. Sunday 3rd is free.

The course will take place at the Département de Physique, Unité de physique atomique, moléculaire et d'optique(Unité PAMO), chemin du Cyclotron 2,

B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

During the course, urgent messages can be sent to :

Madam Nicole COISMAN, secretary,

e-mail : Nicole.Coisman@uclouvain.be

Phone: 32 (0)10 47 3256

Fax : 32 (0)10 47 2431



PART 1 : THEORY and APPLICATIONS (15 periods, each period lasts 1h 1/2)

  • Kinetic theory of gas (1 period)
  • Gas flow (1 period)
  • Phase transition, Surface (2 periods)
  • Pumps (2 periods)
  • Case studies of gas flow (2 periods)
  • Measurement and control (2 periods)
  • Application to thin film deposition (2 periods)
  • Design (1 period)
  • Industrial Applications (2 periods)

PART 2 : LABORATORY

6 experiments are organized, each of them covers roughly 2 periods:

  • Flow rates in pipes
  • Pumping speed
  • Sorption pumping
  • Residual gas analysis
  • Sputtering rate measurement
  • Leak detection and testing

PART 3 : VISITS

Two visits will be organized to a laboratory or to an industrial company using vacuum equipment.

 

ACCOMODATION

Louvain-la-Neuve is situated 30 km south-east of Brussels and is easily reached by car, train or plane.

A map of Louvain-la-Neuve is found at the following address: : http://www.dom.ucl.ac.be

Accomodation has to be arranged individually

> General information on the University: http://www.uclouvain.be.

> Information on weather conditions during your stay in Belgium: http://www.meteo.oma.be/IRM-KMI.

 

PLANNING

 

  Th. 27/11 Fr. 28/11 Sat. 29 Sund. 30 Mon. 1 Tue. 2 Wed. 3 Th. 4 Fr. 5
  Kinetic theory Pumps Case study Free Measurement Industrial app. Labo 3 Labo 5 Labo 6
  Gas flow Pumps Measurement Design Industrial app. Labo 3 Labo 5 Labo 6
  Surface Case study Labo 1 Labo 2 Visit Labo 4 Thin Film Thin film
  Surface Intro to Labs Labo 1 Labo 2 Visit Labo 4 Visit Tutorial exam.

 

LECTURES, LABORATORY and ADMINISTRATION

are given at :

Unité de Physique atomique, moléculaire et d'optique, bâtiment M. de Hemptinne, chemin du cyclotron 2 - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Lectures at :

AM - 2 periods (1) 9.00 - 10.30 (2) 10.45 - 12.15
PM - 2 periods (3) 14.00 - 15.30 (4) 15.45 - 17.45



Theory : T1 to T12 :

Kinetic theory (T1), Gas flow (2 periods: T2-T3), Phase transitions/Surface (2 periods: T4-T5), Case studies (2 periods: T6-T7), Pumps (2,5 periods: T8-T10), Measurement and control (2,5 periods: T10-T12).

Applications and design (A/D 2 periods: T13-T14)

Industrial applications (2 periods: T15-T16)

Laboratory (cover 2 periods) : L 1 to L 6.

6 titles: Conductance, Absorption, Mass spectrometry, Pumping speed, Sputtering, Leak detection.