CHARGED PARTICLE APPARATUS AND METHOD
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240242921A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18618957

    申请日:2024-03-27

    IPC分类号: H01J37/147

    摘要: A charged particle apparatus configured to project a multi-beam of charged particles along a multi-beam path toward a sample, the charged particle apparatus comprising: a charged particle source configured to emit a charged particle beam toward a sample; a charged particle-optical device configured to project sub-beams of a multi-beam of charged particles along the multi-beam path toward the sample, the sub-beams of the multi-beam of charged particles derived from the charged particle beam; a tube surrounding the multi-beam path configured to operate at a first potential difference from a ground potential; and a support configured to support the sample at a second potential difference from the ground potential, the first potential difference and the second potential difference having a difference so as to accelerate the multi-beam of charged particles towards the sample; wherein the first potential difference is greater than the second potential difference.

    METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE MICROSCOPE

    公开(公告)号:US20170117114A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-27

    申请号:US15298536

    申请日:2016-10-20

    发明人: Dirk Zeidler

    IPC分类号: H01J37/04 H01J37/21 H01J37/28

    摘要: A method includes: generating a multiplicity of particle beams such that the particle beams penetrate a predetermined plane side-by-side and have within a volume region around the predetermined plane in each case one beam focus; scanning a first region of the surface of an object with the particle beams and detecting first intensities of particles produced by the particle beams while setting an operating parameter of the multi-beam particle microscope; and determining first values of an object property based on the first intensities. The first values represent the object property within the first region, and the object property represents a physical property of the object. The method also includes determining a second value of the operating parameter for use for a second region of the surface based on the first values of the object property.

    CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS
    9.
    发明申请
    CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS 审中-公开
    充电颗粒光束装置

    公开(公告)号:US20170025251A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-26

    申请号:US15217460

    申请日:2016-07-22

    IPC分类号: H01J37/26 H01J37/22

    摘要: A charged particle beam apparatus with improved depth of focus and maintained/improved resolution has a charged particle source, an off-axis illumination aperture, a lens, a computer, and a memory unit. The apparatus acquires an image by detecting a signal generated by irradiating a sample with a charged particle beam caused from the charged particle source via the off-axis illumination aperture. The computer has a beam-computing-process unit to estimate a beam profile of the charged particle beam and an image-sharpening-process unit to sharpen the image using the estimated beam profile.

    摘要翻译: 具有改善的聚焦深度和分辨率的改进的带电粒子束装置具有带电粒子源,离轴照明孔径,透镜,计算机和存储单元。 该装置通过检测通过从带电粒子源经由离轴照射孔引起的带电粒子束照射样品而产生的信号来获取图像。 计算机具有用于估计带电粒子束的束轮廓的波束计算处理单元和使用估计波束轮廓来锐化图像的图像锐化处理单元。

    ELECTRON BEAM MICROSCOPE WITH IMPROVED IMAGING GAS AND METHOD OF USE
    10.
    发明申请
    ELECTRON BEAM MICROSCOPE WITH IMPROVED IMAGING GAS AND METHOD OF USE 有权
    具有改进成像气体的电子束显微镜及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160343537A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-24

    申请号:US14715432

    申请日:2015-05-18

    申请人: FEI Company

    摘要: Charged particle beam imaging and measurement systems are provided using gas amplification with an improved imaging gas. The system includes a charged particle beam source for directing a charged particle beam to work piece, a focusing lens for focusing the charged particles onto the work piece, and an electrode for accelerating secondary electrons generated from the work piece irradiation by the charged practice beam, or another gas cascade detection scheme. The gas imaging is performed in a high pressure scanning electron microscope (HPSEM) chamber for enclosing the improved imaging gas including CH3CH2OH (ethanol) vapor. The electrode accelerates the secondary electrons though the CH3CH2OH to ionize the CH3CH2OH through ionization cascade to amplify the number of secondary electrons for detection. An optimal configuration is provided for use of the improved imaging gas, and techniques are provided to conduct imaging studies of organic liquids and solvents, and other CH3CH2OH-based processes.

    摘要翻译: 使用具有改进的成像气体的气体放大来提供带电粒子束成像和测量系统。 该系统包括用于将带电粒子束引导到工件的带电粒子束源,用于将带电粒子聚焦到工件上的聚焦透镜,以及用于加速通过带电实践光束从工件照射产生的二次电子的电极, 或另一种气体级联检测方案。 气体成像在高压扫描电子显微镜(HPSEM)室中进行,用于包围改进的成像气体,包括CH 3 CH 2 OH(乙醇)蒸气。 电极通过CH3CH2OH加速二次电子,通过离子化级联离子化CH 3 CH 2 OH,以放大用于检测的二次电子数。 提供了使用改进的成像气体的最佳配置,并且提供了用于进行有机液体和溶剂的成像研究的技术以及其它基于CH 3 CH 2 OH的方法。