Cryogenic Pump
cryogenic pump
[‚krī·ə′jen·ik ′pəmp]Cryogenic Pump
a condensate-removal or sorption vacuum pump whose pumping action is based on absorption of the gas being pumped by a surface cooled to extremely low temperatures (below 0.5°K). Cryogenic pumps provide a vacuum in a wide range, from 10−1 to 10−5 newtons per sq m.