摘要:
A method of compensating mechanical, magnetic and/or electrostatic inaccuracies in a scanning charged particle beam device is described. The method includes an alignment procedure, wherein the following steps are conducted: compensating 4-fold astigmatism with an element having at least 8-pole compensation capability, wherein the aligning and compensating steps of the alignment procedure act on a charged particle beam with beam dimensions in two orthogonal directions each of at least 50 μm and coaxially aligned with at least the element having at least the 8-pole compensation capability.
摘要:
A shielding member for a charged particle beam apparatus includes a conductive substrate; and a through hole extending through the conductive substrate. The conductive substrate is comprised of a material having a specific electrical resistivity in a range from about 106 Ωcm to about 1012 Ωcm.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a charged particle beam device (1) for inspecting or structuring a specimen (3) comprising a charged particle beam source (5) to generate a charged particle beam (7), a focussing lens (9) to focus the charged particle beam (7) onto the specimen (3), and an aperture system (13) for defining an aperture (6) for the charged particle beam (7). The aperture system (13) includes a first member (20) to block a first portion (7a) of the charged particle beam (7) between the charged particle beam source (5) and the focussing lens (9), a second member (30) to block a second portion (7b) of the charged particle beam (7) between the charged particle beam source (5) and the focussing lens (9), first means (24) for moving the first member (20) to adjust the size of the blocked first portion (7a) of the charged particle beam (7), and second means (34) for moving the second member (30) independently from the first portion (7b). With such aperture system (13), it is possible to freely adjust the size of the aperture (6) and align it to the optical axis (8) during operation.
摘要:
The invention provides a lens system for a plurality of charged particle beams. Therein, at least one common excitation coil for at least two lens modules is provided. The lens modules comprise an first pole piece, a second pole piece and at least one opening for a charged particle beam. The lens modules constitute a component and share the excitation coil. Thereby, raw material availability, processing of work pieces and symmetry conditions for the lens fields are improved.
摘要:
The invention is directed to an image forming omega filter having pole pieces with straight edges which has good local resolution and very good energy resolution. The omega filter includes four deflection regions, with deflection angles greater than 90.degree..
摘要:
A charged particle detector arrangement is described. The detector arrangement includes a detection element and a collector electrode configured to collect charged particles released from the detection element upon impact of signal charged particles.
摘要:
The invention provides a lens system for a plurality of charged particle beams. The lens system comprises an excitation coil providing a magnetic flux to a pole piece unit having a first pole piece, a second pole piece and at least two openings for charged particle beams, wherein the two openings are arranged in one row, thereby forming a lens row, and wherein the pole piece unit has an elongated shape.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a charged particle beam device (1) for inspecting or structuring a specimen (3) comprising a charged particle beam source (5) to generate a charged particle beam (7), a focussing lens (9) to focus the charged particle beam (7) onto the specimen (3), and an aperture system (13) for defining an aperture (6) for the charged particle beam (7). The aperture system (13) includes a first member (20) to block a first portion (7a) of the charged particle beam (7) between the charged particle beam source (5) and the focussing lens (9), a second member (30) to block a second portion (7b) of the charged particle beam (7) between the charged particle beam source (5) and the focussing lens (9), first means (24) for moving the first member (20) to adjust the size of the blocked first portion (7a) of the charged particle beam (7), and second means (34) for moving the second member (30) independently from the first portion (7b). With such aperture system (13), it is possible to freely adjust the size of the aperture (6) and align it to the optical axis (8) during operation.
摘要:
The invention provides a lens system for a plurality of charged particle beams. Therein, at least one common excitation coil for at least two lens modules is provided. The lens modules comprise an first pole piece, a second pole piece and at least one opening for a charged particle beam. The lens modules constitute a component and share the excitation coil. Thereby, raw material availability, processing of work pieces and symmetry conditions for the lens fields are improved.
摘要:
The present invention relates to e.g. a charged particle beam energy width reduction system for a charged particle beam with a z-axis along the optical axis and a first and a second plane, comprising, a first element (110) acting in a focusing and dispersive manner, a second element (112) acting in a focusing and dispersive manner, a first quadrupole element (410) being positioned such that, in operation, a field of the first quadrupole element overlaps with a field of the first element acting in a focusing and dispersive manner, a second quadrupole element (412) being positioned such that, in operation, a field of the second quadrupole element overlaps with a field of the second element acting in a focusing and dispersive manner, a first charged particle selection element (618) being positioned, in beam direction, before the first element acting in a focusing and dispersive manner, and a second charged particle selection element (616;716) being positioned, in beam direction, after the first element acting in a focusing and dispersive manner. Thereby, a virtually dispersive source-like location without an inherent dispersion limitation can be realized.