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In 1982 and 1983 the Visual Aids material
was revised. The German Vacuum Society
was responsible for the technical content
of the revision, and L. C. Beavis (USA) was
responsible for the production of the new
illustrations and text. Part 4, revised by the
AVS, was divided into two new sections: a
new Part 4 on Partial Pressure Analysis and
a Part 8 on Capture Pumps. The new edition
was also to have a Part 6 on Leak Detection
and a Part 7 on the History of VacuumScience,
with these being produced under the direction
of the Vacuum Science Division of IUVSTA.
During the 1989-1992 triennium, under
the direction of the Education Committee
Chair, Konrad M. Eisele (D), the series of
educational material was updated and
expanded into eleven Parts and the format
was changed from 35 mm slides to more
practical overhead transparencies. The new
Parts were: Part 9 on Vacuum Systems,
Part 10 on Vacuum Materials, and Part 11
on Electron Spectroscopies. These eleven
modules were prominently displayed in
1992 at the 12
th
International Vacuum
Congress in The Hague, which led to a
significant increase in sales (approximately
40 within the following year).
From 1993 Visual Aids material has been
distributed in Europe by the Executive
Secretary of the French Vacuum Society.
Distribution to the rest of the world was
from the Secretary of the IUVSTA Education
Committee, J. L. Provo (USA), from his home
office in St. Petersburg, FL, USA from 1993
to 1996 and since then from the New York
Office of the American Vacuum Society.
By 1995, it was clear that another major
revision and updating of all Parts (variously
called units or modules) was required and
that an Editor-in-Chief should be appointed
for this Visual Aids project. In 1996, J. H. Leck
(GB) was appointed to this position and
set about instituting a continuing process
of revision for the material. It was also
decided that individuals, rather than vacuum
societies, would be assigned to undertake
the revisions, with these people being
recommended by the appropriate Division
which would also referee the revised version
before it was put into production.
In 1996 it was decided that the existing
Modules (or Parts) should be redeveloped in
electronic format, with the slides in PowerPoint
and with the text in an Adobe Acrobat pdf
file. This allows the Modules to be distributed
on CDs or via the Web. It was also decided
that as it was many years since most of the
modules had been developed, the occasion
would be used to review, update and further
develop the modules. In early January 2003,
J. L. Robins (AUS) took over from J. H. Leck
(GB) as the Editor-in-Chief of the series. The
current Editor-in –Chief is J-J. Pireaux (B).
Five modules are now available as English
Powerpoint slides and will soon be available
for download from the IUVSTA Website:
Module Title
Prepared by
1
Fundamentals of Vacuum J. F. O’Hanlon, USA
2
Total Pressure Measurements
in Vacuum
R. J. Reid and K.J. Middleman, GB
4
Partial Pressure Analysers
and Analysis
L. Beavis, USA
5
Thin Film Deposition
A. Rockett, USA
6
Leak Detection
S.D. Hoath, USA