ELECTRON BEAM SOURCE AND THE USE OF THE SAME
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190193193A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:US16195995

    申请日:2018-11-20

    申请人: Arcam AB

    发明人: Mattias Fager

    摘要: Provided is an electron beam source for generating an electron beam comprising a cathode, an anode and a grid for regulating an electron beam current. The cathode has a base and a protrusion with sidewalls and a top surface. The base surface and the top surface are essentially flat. The base surface and the top surface are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other. The base is larger than the protrusion. The electron beam source further comprising a control unit adapted for changing an applied voltage to the grid for switching a spot size of the electron beam on a target surface between at least a first a first spot size corresponding to emission from the top surface of the cathode only and to a second spot size corresponding to emission from the top surface and the base surface of the cathode.