摘要:
After a certain direction of a sample piece is allowed to coincide with an intersection line made by two planes of a surface of the sample (7) and a conical side plane (10) obtained by rotating, around a manipulator rotation axis (2), a line segment which is vertical to the surface of the sample and of which one end is an intersection of the surface of a sample and the manipulator rotation axis, the sample piece is supported by a manipulator (1) and the manipulator rotation axis is operated.
摘要:
In an expanded electrical discharge heater (1) a moveable discharge source is provided with a drive linkage comprising two separately but simultaneously operable linkages, each of which may be a crank (4) motivated arm (5), each linkage being capable of applying a reciprocating movement to the discharge source at an angle to that applied by the other linkage. By control of the frequency ratio and phase shift between the reciprocating movements complex path patterns of the discharge source may be achieved thereby enabling wear to be more evenly distributed about the discharge source and the heater interior. A high proportion of the cross-section of the heating chamber (14) may be traversed (15) giving the possibility of an increase in the effective capacity of the heating chamber and of a lengthened residence time in the heating chamber.
摘要:
There is provided a charged particle beam system in which a detector can be placed in an appropriate analysis position. The charged particle beam system (100) includes: a charged particle source (11) for producing charged particles; a sample holder (20) for holding a sample (S); a detector (40) for detecting, in the analysis position, a signal produced from the sample (S) by impingement of the charged particles on the sample (S); a drive mechanism (42) for moving the detector (40) into the analysis position; and a controller (52) for controlling the drive mechanism (42). The controller (52) performs the steps of: obtaining information about the type of the sample holder (20); determining the analysis position on the basis of the obtained information about the type of the sample holder (20); and controlling the drive mechanism (42) to move the detector (40) into the determined analysis position.
摘要:
An automated workpiece processing apparatus including a processing section including a processing module configured for processing a workpiece at a process location, a transport module including a first shuttle stage, a second shuttle stage independent of the first stage, and an end effector connected to at least one of the first and second stages, the end effector being configured to hold and transport the workpiece into and out of the processing module, and having a range of motion, defined by a combination of the first and second stage, extending from a workpiece holding station outside the processing module to the processing location inside the processing module so the end effector defines a processing stage of the processing module, and an automated loading and transport section including a load port module through which workpieces are loaded into the automated loading and transport section, and being communicably connected to the transport module.
摘要:
A method of treating particles by disaggregating, deagglomerating, exfoliating, cleaning, functionalizing, doping, decorating and/or repairing said particles, in which the particles are subjected to plasma treatment in a treatment chamber containing a plurality of electrodes which project therein and wherein plasma is generated by said electrodes which are moved during the plasma treatment to agitate the particles.
摘要:
A high-voltage insulation device (300) for use in a charged-particle optical apparatus comprises a plurality of rigid pillars (320) made of electrically insulating material. These pillars (320) are arranged around a central passage (310) which traverses the insulating device along its longitudinal axis (L), and the two ends of each pillar are configured to be respectively fixed to two separate electrostatic housings (221, 231) of the charged-particle optical apparatus by means of two respective end plates (311, 312), with the pillars (320) being oriented at an angle so as to be inclined with regard to said longitudinal axis (L). Advantageously, the pillars are mechanically adjustable with regard to their effective length, and each pillar (320) is arranged outside the central passage with its two ends at either of the first and second end plates (311,312), preferably in a zig-zag arrangement.
摘要:
An extra-oral imaging system having a mount supported on a column that is adjustable in height, wherein the mount supports an x-ray source and at least one imaging sensor that are adjustable in height. A column base section remains stationary during height adjustment. A height sensing apparatus has a contact member that contacts a sensor element to provide a signal that is indicative of the height adjustment.