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Designation:E499–95(Reapproved2000)

StandardTestMethodsfor

LeaksUsingtheMassSpectrometerLeakDetectorinthe

1,2

DetectorProbeMode

Thisstandardisissuedunderthe?xeddesignationE499;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearof

originaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.A

superscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.

Thisspeci?cationhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.

1.Scope

1.1Thesetestmethodscoverproceduresfortestingand

locatingthesourcesofgasleakingattherateof4.5310?13

mol/s(1310Stdcm/s)3orgreater.Thetestmaybe

conductedonanydeviceorcomponentacrosswhichapressure

differentialofheliumorothersuitabletracergasmaybe

created,andonwhichtheeffluentsideoftheleaktobetested

isaccessibleforprobingwiththemassspectrometersampling

probe.

1.2Twotestmethodsaredescribed:

1.2.1TestMethodA—Directprobing,and

1.2.2TestMethodB—Accumulation.

1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthe

safetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itisthe

responsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-

priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-

bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.

4.SummaryofTestMethods

4.1Section1.8oftheLeakageTestingHandbook6willbeof

valuetosomeusersindeterminingwhichleaktestmethodto

use.

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4.2Thesetestmethodsrequirealeakdetectorwitha

full-scalereadoutofatleast4.5310?12mol/s(1310?7

Std

cm/s)3onthemostsensitiverange,amaximum1-mindriftof

zeroandsensitivityof65%offullscaleonthisrange,and

62%orlessonothers(see7.1).Theabovesensitivitiesare

thoseobtainedbyprobing