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10G18

Glass-envelope Bayard-Alpert ionization gauge head designed for ultra-high-vacuum pressure measurement.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Bayard-Alpert ultra-high-vacuum ionization gauge head with glass envelope. Published ratings, characteristics, operating data, capacitances, microwave/noise data, or gauge-head data were retained according to the physical device and mapped only to compatible locked-schema fields.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

Gauge

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Bayard-Alpert ionization-gauge section; gauge-specific pressure, sensitivity, emission and insulation data retained as parameters.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1999 Philips E-Z

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Gauge

Characteristics

  • Pressure range

    4e-11 to 0.001 torr

  • Sensitivity for nitrogen

    12 per torr

  • Emission current minimum

    1 uA

  • Collector insulation resistance minimum

    100000000000000 ohm

  • Grid insulation resistance minimum

    1000000000000 ohm

Other

  • Emission current maximum

    50 mA

  • Maximum filament voltage

    8 V

  • Maximum bake-out temperature

    450 degC

  • Maximum grid input power

    30 W

Construction

  • Filament material

    Tungsten