Theoretical treatments on the erroneous readings of the ionization gauges caused by the variation of the room temperature are discribed.
It has been concluded that, even if the readings of gauge (A in Fig. 1) is maintained constant, the following relations are derived :
(1)
PB'/
PB =√
TB'/
TB √
TA'/
TA(2)
S' /
S=√
TB/
TB' √
TA/
TA'
where
PB and
TB (°K) are the pressure and the temperature, respectively, in the manifold (B in Fig. 2) in which the pressure is to be measured, S the sensitivity of the ionization gauges, and
TA (°K) the temperature of the gauge envelope. Dash marks show the condition after shifting the temperature.
In order to measure the low pressure with accuracy within several per cent, it is necessary to correct the results or to keep the room temperature in constant.
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