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THE following experiments were recently performed to see the nature of pumping action inside a diffusion pump and to throw some light on the controversial question of the ultimate vacuum attainable by a diffusion pump.
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RAY, K., SENGUPTA, N. Ultimate Vacuum Attainable by a Diffusion Pump. Nature 155, 727 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155727a0
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