What does ultimate vacuum mean?
The ultimate vacuum refers to the lowest pressure or the highest level of vacuum that a vacuum system can achieve. In other words, it is an indicator of the capability of a vacuum pump or other vacuum generation equipment, representing the best vacuum condition that the system can attain under ideal circumstances. Different vacuum pump technologies have different ranges of ultimate vacuum. For instance, the ultimate vacuum of mechanical pumps is typically between 10^-3 to 10^-4 Pascals, whereas high-performance pumps such as diffusion pumps and turbomolecular pumps can reach pressures down to 10^-7 Pascals or even lower. The ultimate vacuum is one of the critical parameters for evaluating the performance of a vacuum system, playing a significant role in both scientific research and industrial applications.
