INFICON PLO-10i Phase Lock Oscillator - Manual (Page 8)

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7.2.2.3 PHYSICAL VACUUM DEPOSITION (PVD) .............................................................. 7-9
7.3 CRYSTAL HOLDERS............................................................................................................. 7-9
7.3.1 HOW TO INSTALL A CRYSTAL IN A INFICON CRYSTAL HOLDER............................. 7-10
7.3.2 HOLDER CARE AND HANDLING................................................................................... 7-12
7.3.3 CONSIDERATIONS FOR BUILDING YOUR OWN HOLDER ........................................ 7-13
7.4 FLOW CELL.......................................................................................................................... 7-13
8 THEORY OF OPERATION ............................................................................................................ 8-1
8.1 SAUERBREY EQUATION..................................................................................................... 8-1
8.2 Z-MATCH EQUATION .......................................................................................................... 8-2
8.3 THICKNESS CALCULATION............................................................................................... 8-3
8.4 LIQUID MEASUREMENTS................................................................................................... 8-4
8.4.1 DECAY LENGTH OF SHEAR WAVE IN LIQUID.............................................................. 8-7
8.5 DISSIPATION METHOD........................................................................................................ 8-8
8.6 ELECTRICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE QUARTZ CRYSTAL............................................. 8-8
8.7 CHARACTERIZING THE CRYSTAL MEASUREMENT................................................... 8-15
8.7.1 FREQUENCY ERRORS..................................................................................................... 8-16
8.7.2 FREQUENCY ERROR DUE TO PHASE ERROR............................................................. 8-17
8.7.3 FREQUENCY ERROR DUE TO IMPERFECT CAPACITANCE CANCELLATION........ 8-17
8.8 FREQUENCY ERRORS DUE TO IMPERFECT CAPACITANCE CANCELLATION...... 8-17
8.9 CALCULATING CRYSTAL POWER.................................................................................. 8-19
9 GLOSSARY ....................................................................................................................................... 9-1
10 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................ 10-1