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RE: Fun with TEM guts
On that note, why do they use indium seals to begin with, rather than usual copper gaskets for high vacuum?
On that note, why do they use indium seals to begin with, rather than usual copper gaskets for high vacuum?
I think that because the liner tube is pretty thin, because the bore through the lenses is pretty small. The pressure required to make a copper seal would cause the liner tube to buckle.
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