Device for managing samples in sample containers under vacuum

A device for treating samples in sample containers under vacuum, comprising:

• a vacuum chamber (14a), wherein the vacuum chamber (14a) is arranged in a housing (14) and interacts with a vacuum pump,
• a cover (16), wherein the vacuum chamber (14a) is closed in a vacuum-tight manner and opened in order to load and unload sample containers (12) via the cover (16),
• a sample holder (30), wherein the sample holder (3) comprises a base surface and a plurality of sample container receptacles (48) for receiving the sample containers (12), a sample holder axis (50a) runs perpendicular to the base surface of the sample holder (30), a drive unit (51) is mounted in the vacuum chamber (14a) and drives the sample holder (30) about a longitudinal axis (40a) of the vacuum chamber (14a),
• a drive mechanism (46), wherein the drive mechanism (46) is arranged outside the vacuum chamber (14a) and is drivingly coupled to the drive unit (51),
• wherein the drive unit (51) is connected to the sample holder (30) via a holder bar (50), the sample holder axis (50a) is designed as a central axis of the holder bar (50), the sample holder axis (50a) of the sample holder (30) is designed to be movable in a wobbling manner over a specified acute holder angle (B) relative to the longitudinal axis (40a) of the vacuum chamber (14a).