The History of Vacuum Science and Vacuum Technology / Karl Jousten -- Applications and Scope of Vacuum Technology / Karl Jousten -- Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory of Gases / Wolfgang Jitschin -- Gas Flow / Wolfgang Jitschin -- Analytical and Numerical Calculations of Rarefied Gas Flows / Felix Sharipov -- Sorption and Diffusion / Karl Jousten -- Positive Displacement Pumps / Karl Jousten, Jurgen Dirscherl, Rudolf Lachenmann, Alfons Jnemann, Ing Friedrichsen, Erik Lippelt, Ing Boris Kossek -- Condensers / Harald Grave -- Jet and Diffusion Pumps / Karl Jousten, Klaus Galda -- Molecular and Turbomolecular Pumps / Frank Leiter -- Sorption Pumps / Karl Jousten -- Cryotechnology and Cryopumps / Christian Day -- Total Pressure Vacuum Gauges / Karl Jousten -- Partial Pressure Vacuum Gauges and Leak Detectors / Karl Jousten, Robert Ellefson, Werner Grosse Bley -- Calibrations and Standards / Karl Jousten -- Materials / Karl Jousten -- Vacuum Components, Seals, and Joints / Ute Bergner -- Operating Vacuum Systems / Karl Jousten, Uwe Meissner -- Methods of Leak Detection / Werner Grosse Bley -- Appendix -- Index -- Directory of Products and Suppliers.