Abstract: The device for treatment of liquids by the help of generation of an electrically powered discharge of low-temperature plasma in liquid environment where is, when the liquid flows, possible to achieve generation of cavitation or super-cavitation which consists of mutually in series connected a pressure regulator and a cavitation tube which is formed by two mutually connected inlet chamber, confusor, working chamber, diffusor and a discharge chamber, where the essence of the invention is that there is in the inlet chamber in its lengthwise axis in direction of liquid flow placed a powered electrode which by its free end reaches into the working chamber and to it is electrically conductive connected a high voltage source whereas the powered electrode is electrically insulated from the body of the cavitation tube and also is in the discharge chamber placed a grounding electrode which is in electric contact with the liquid.

Abstract: A method for reducing or removing organic and/or inorganic contamination from a vacuum system of imaging and analytical devices, wherein at least a portion of the area of the inner surface of the vacuum space of the vacuum system is provided with a photocatalytic layer, at least a portion of this photocatalytic layer being cooled to a temperature in the range of 0 K to 280 K, whereby the photocatalytic layer is afterwards at least partially irradiated by electromagnetic radiation, which activates a photocatalytic reaction of the photocatalytic layer with the adsorbed gases of the atmosphere of the inner vacuum space of the vacuum system, where this reaction decomposes the contaminants, reducing their concentration and/or the concentration of water in the inner vacuum space of the vacuum system.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of inner surfaces of vacuum components and the device for carrying it out which enables the reduction of undesirable organic and inorganic contamination of vacuum systems not only in those that are being produced, but also enables the reduction of contamination in systems that are already in use, such as SEM, TEM, SEM-FIB, XPS, MALDI, SIMS and other analytical and inspection techniques. The proposed method for contaminant treatment derives benefit from a photocatalytic process, which is actually a chemical decomposition of contaminants using a photocatalytic material and electromagnetic radiation, the photocatalytic material being cooled simultaneously to a low temperature. The photocatalytic material is applied to the walls of the vacuum system or vacuum units, which are included in the system, in the form of a layer.