Why Can Creating a Vacuum Take So Long?

in science •  3 years ago 

We often see it takes hours, days, and in some cases weeks to create a suitable vacuum in a system used for experiments or in industry. In this video we take a look at why it takes so long. An example is LIGO, which took 40 days to vacuum out: https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/vacuum

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