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2 technical data – INFICON BCG450 ATM to Ultra-High Vacuum Triple Gauge User Manual

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2 Technical

Data

Pressure range

10 … 1500 mbar

capacitance diaphragm sensor

1 … 10 mbar

crossover range

2×10

-2

… 1 mbar

Pirani sensor

5Ч10

-3

… 2Ч10

-2

mbar

crossover range

5Ч10

-10

… 5Ч10

-3

mbar

hot cathode ionisation (BA)


Range (air, O

2,

CO, N

2

) 5×10

-10

… 1500 mbar, continuous


Accuracy

1×10

-8

… 50 mbar

±15% of reading

50 … 950 mbar

±5% of reading

950 … 1050 mbar

±2.5% of reading

(after 10 min. stabilisation)


Repeatability

5% of reading, 10

-8

… 10

-2

mbar

(after 10 min. stabilisation)

Gas type dependence

Appendix B


Switching on threshold
Switching off threshold

2.4×10

-2

mbar

3.2×10

-2

mbar

Emission current

p ≤7.2×10

-6

mbar

7.2×10

-6

mbar < p < 3.2×10

-2

mbar


5 mA
25 µA

Emission current switching

25 µA

⇒ 5 mA

5 mA

⇒ 25 µA


7.2×10

-6

mbar

3.0×10

-5

mbar


Degas emission current
(p <7.2×10

-6

mbar)

≈20 mA (P

degas

≈4 W)

Control input signal

0 V/+24 VDC, active high
(control via RS232

→ 33)

Duration

max. 3 min, followed by automatic stop
A new degas cycle can only be started
after a waiting time of 30 minutes.


In degas mode, BCG450 gauges keep supplying measurement values, however
their tolerances may be higher than during normal operation.

Output signal (measuring signal)

0 … +10.13 V

Measuring range

0.774 … +10.13 V
(5×10

-10

mbar … 1500 mbar

Relationship voltage-pressure

logarithmic, 0.75 V/decade
(

Appendix A)

Error signal

+0.1 V Diaphragm sensor or
EEPROM

error

+0.3 V BA sensor error
+0.5 V Pirani sensor error
(

→ 47)

Minimum load impedance

10 k

Ω


Measurement principle

Measuring range

Emission

Degas

Output signal