High-Vacuum Technology: A Practical Guide (Mechanical Engineering)

First printing. Hardcover volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", displays light shelfwear. Binding is firm. Preliminary pages and first five pages of text display very mild rippling to lower outside corner. Pages are otherwise clean and bright. 225 illustrations plus numerous tables and equations. vii/410 pages. "A broad-based introduction to high-vacuum technology, this outstanding book imparts a basic understanding of the relationships between pumps, instrumentation, and high-vacuum system performance. In a simple, practical, jargon-free style, "High Vacuum Technology" covers in detail the principles and limits of operations of various pumps, methods of achieving and maintaining an environment of extremely low gas densities, instrumentation for measuring extremely low pressures, design of high-vacuum systems, highly sensitive leak detection techniques and more.".