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Free molecular flow! In high vacuum, the mean free path of an air molecule is so large that normal flow breaks down and starts to behave like an infinite pinball machine... so you need a turbomolecular pump! And if you want to lower pressure even more, it gets even weirder.

Free molecular flow! In high vacuum, the mean free path of an air molecule is so large that normal flow breaks down and starts to behave like an infinite pinball machine... so you need a turbomolecular pump! And if you want to lower pressure even more, it gets even weirder.

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