Vocabulary A-Z of component cleanliness of ISO 16232

sampling

action of extracting a representative part from a whole

scanning electron microscope SEM

high resolution microscope which images a sample by scanning it with a focused electron beam

sensing volume

<Automatic Particle Counter> portion of the illuminated region of the sensor through which the liquid stream passes and from which the light is collected by the optical system

sonotrode

mechanical component which transmits the ultrasonic oscillations produced by the transducer to the material to be sonically treated

stabilization-period

time required to ensure that contaminants are put in homogeneous suspension and air bubbles are removed prior to analysis

system fluid, circuit fluid

fluid (liquid, gas) added to a system for normal operation