Chatterjee, Suman and Halder, Ashim Kumar and Sengupta, Kamalendu and Maiti, Himadri Sekhar (2000) A vacuum gauge using positive temperature coefficient thermistor as the sensor. Review of Scientific Instruments, 71 (12). 4670 -4673 . ISSN 0034-6748

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Abstract

A vacuum gauge has been designed and fabricated using a new type of sensor element, the semiconducting barium titanate positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor. It covers a much wider range and better resolution compared to conventional Pirani gauge and other thermistor vacuum gauges particularly in the low vacuum levels due to its extreme high temperature coefficient. The details of design criteria of the instrument and its performance characteristics have been discussed. Due to the unique autocurrent limiting and stabilizing capabilities of a PTC thermistor, the fabrication of the instrument appears to be much cheaper.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Instrumentation
Subjects:	Electronics
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Mrs Chandana Patra
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 07:23
Last Modified:	21 May 2012 12:03
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/652

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