Why your setup needs a solid vacuum rotary feedthrough
Choosing the right vacuum rotary feedthrough can be the difference between a successful experiment and a total system failure that wastes days of work. If you've ever worked with a vacuum chamber, you know the drill: you need to move something on the inside—maybe rotate a substrate or stir a sample—but you absolutely cannot let any outside air leak in. It sounds simple enough until you realize that air is constantly trying to force its way through any tiny gap it can find. ...