Book excerpt: Capture Pumping Technology: An Introduction is a practical book for students, technicians, scientists and engineers involved in the field. The author has drawn upon his vast experience in vacuum-related technologies to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of the subject. The book is written in an easy-to-read style based on a one-to-one discussion, and offers a selection of common problems at the end of each chapter. With chapters on basic theory, sputter-ion pumping, titanium sublimation pumping, nonevaporable getters, and cryopumping, the book makes an excellent introductory text.