抄録
We have developed a sputter ion pump (SIP) to obtain a lower ultimate pressure.The pressure of a test chamber was reduced to 6.8×10-10 Pa by the SIP after 250°C bakeout for 48 hours. The pump is able to start the discharge in 1.41.8 min after turning on the power supply at 1.61.9×10-9 Pa, and in about 10 s at 14×10-8Pa. The achievement of the extremely high-vacuum, XHV, and the easy discharge initiation indicate that the Penning discharge is still strongly maintained at the very low pressure.