FLOOD COLUMN AND CHARGED PARTICLEAPPARATUS
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4060714A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-21

    申请号:EP21163522.2

    申请日:2021-03-18

    IPC分类号: H01J37/02 H01J37/10 H01J37/28

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a flood column for projecting a charged particle flooding beam along a beam path towards a sample to flood the sample with charged particles prior to assessment of the flooded sample using an assessment column, the flood column comprising: an anchor body (503) arranged along the beam path; a lens arrangement (504, 505) arranged in a down-beam part of the flood column; and a lens support (502, 507) arranged between the anchor body and the lens arrangement; wherein the lens support is configured to position the lens arrangement and the anchor body relative to each other; the lens support comprises an electrical insulator; and the lens support is in the direct line of sight of at least a portion of the beam path in the down-beam part.

    ELECTRON-OPTICAL DEVICE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4290550A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-13

    申请号:EP22178490.3

    申请日:2022-06-10

    摘要: A charged particle-optical device for projecting a plurality of charged particle beams along respective beam paths towards a sample location, the charged particle-optical device comprising: a charged particle-optical assembly configured to manipulate the charged particle beams, the charged particle-optical assembly comprising a first charged particle-optical element comprising a plate having one or more apertures around a beam path of the charged particle beams; and an electrical connector configured to electrically connect the plate of the first charged particle-optical element to an electrical power source, wherein the electrical connector: comprises a shield configured to define a field free region substantially free of electric fields; and is configured to be electrically connectable to a flexible coupling configured to electrically connect the plate of the first charged particle-optical element to the electrical power source, the flexible coupling located within the field free region.