Abstract
SINCE OILS were first suggested as alternatives to mercury as pumping fluids for diffusion pumps, a very large number of organic and semi-organic materials have been applied to this use. All these have differing characteristics which may affect the choice of fluid for a particular application, while the use of mercury itself is still essential in some cases and desirable or at least defensible in others. The authors discuss how some of the characteristics of a selection of pumping fluids would influence a user in his choice, and illustrate the discussion with some of their own experiences and experiments.
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