Vacuum Physics and Techniques

The author's style is concise, very clear and easy to read. As a brief reference book for the subject it serves its purpose well, providing all the information needed to make decisions in designing or maintaining simple vacuum systems. . . for students the book is very good as a study aid. . . This is a book which completely achieves its stated goal of providing a rapid summary of a field of study which nearly all researchers use. For scientists whose interest in vacuum physics is casual this would make a useful reference book