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		foxhill on July 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The first room-temperature ambient-pressure superc... indeed, and i wonder if you could elide the vacuum entirely with a noble gas (presuming the vacuum is required to avoid reactions with atmospheric gases)

ridgeguy on July 26, 2023 [–]

Could be, and good idea.

If they're processing in a vacuum to avoid N2 and/or O2 and/or H2O chemistry, then a dry inert gas might be useful.

Heating above 100°C to drive off H2O, followed by a purge with dry Ar might give the desired result without needing a vacuum system.

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