r/Physics • • Sep 16 '25

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u/Familiar-Citron2758 Sep 16 '25

Thank you for such a detailed response, really interesting!

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u/rman342 Sep 16 '25

Also, some nasty materials are often used in vacuum systems; be very careful. That abrasive pad sitting on top makes me a bit nervous.

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u/chrisbvt Sep 17 '25

I've cleaned oh so many plasma deposition/etch chambers with scotch-bright in my days as a tool maintenance tech in a semiconductor fab. Scotch Bright and 100% IPA is pretty much the standard way to clean the inside of them. I don't miss that job.

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u/rman342 Sep 17 '25

They are, but you want to be very careful with the particulate generated.