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Installation

The ultrahigh vacuum was installed in October 2004. The following pictures show several steps during the installation process.

   Steps 1 + 2. Open box and unwrap



Step 3. Inspect the system



Step 4. Move into place



Step 5. Install the XPS analyzer.



Step 6. Put on custom made suit for baking session



Step 7. Perform UHV system bake-out



Step 8. Applaude



  Steps 9 + 10. A peek inside: The sample holder and the mass spectrometer on the left, and the scanning tunneling microscopy stage on the right.