As a first step of their study on the gas-evolution from materials used in vacuum tubes, the writers took up three methods of measuring in common use, namely, the gas accumulation, the gas flow (differential Pirani gauge) method, and the flowmeter method. The writers, while reviewing the principles of these methods, discussed their sensitivities in relation to various gases, and mentioned difficulties in experimenting with low pressure gases, especially the outgas from the glass wall and other parts of the vacuum system as well as the reaction between the sample material and the gases evolved from it. On the basis of the experimental results, the writers have developed the gas evolution and adsorption gauges on the gas flow method, which record the measurement automatically. Some examples of the actual measurement of outgas characteristics of metal plates are given in this report. The characteristics of the gas absorption of titanium has many interesting problems and it suggests useful applications in the field of the vacuum tube production. The writers also carried out the experiment for studying the gas absorption rate of titanium for such gases as nitrogen, oxygen, carbon mon- and dioxide, at various temperatures. The pressure of the gas sealed in a vessel and contacted with the titanium surface decreased exponentially with time in the pressure range of this experiment, and then it is concluded that the absorption speed is nearly constant. From its dependence the activation energies of absorption for these gases were calculated. Moreover, some interesting phenomena such as the hysteresis effect of gas absorption and the jump of speed which occurred abruptly in the process of the carbon dioxide absorption were found.
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