摘要:
a section processing method of the invention is the section processing method including a mark portion forming step of forming a mark portion capable of being processed by the removal processing and capable of identifying a mark shape in the section for observation within a range of capable of forming the section for observation at a vicinity of the observation target section, a section forming step of forming the section for observation by subjecting the sample and the mark portion to the removal processing within a range of including the mark portion formed by the mark portion forming step, and an observation image acquiring step of acquiring an observation image of the section for observation in the midst of being formed or after having been formed by the section forming step.
摘要:
At the same time as making a lamina by performing a sputtering etching working of a 1st focused ion beam 101, a scanning ion microscope observation is made by performing an irradiation of a 2nd focused ion beam 102 from a direction parallel to a side wall of the lamina, thereby measuring a thickness of the lamina. And, the working by the focused ion beam is finished by confirming the fact that the thickness of the lamina has become a predetermined thickness.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for preventing contamination of a substrate or a substrate surface, and particularly relates to prevention of contamination of raw materials, semi-finished products, base materials of products and substrate surface in a high-tech industry such as an in the production of semiconductors and liquid crystals. A gas coming into contact with a base material or substrate is purified by dust removing apparatus and adsorption and/or absorption apparatus so that the concentration of fine particles in the gas is below class 1,000 and a non-methane hydrocarbon concentration is below 0.2 ppm. Thereafter, the base material or the substrate surface is exposed to this gas.
摘要:
A network system has a first LAN, a second LAN, and a storage device for storing data accessible from the first LAN and the second LAN. A control apparatus controls accessibility of the data stored in the storage device from the first LAN and the second LAN. The control apparatus includes an access prevention device for preventing access from the first LAN to the second LAN and from the second LAN to the first LAN and a device for overriding a setting of the access prevention device to allow accessibility of the second LAN from the first LAN.
摘要:
An apparatus has a holder member (21) which holds a sample (3), and a removing beam source (13) which irradiates an inert ion beam onto a cross section (4) of the sample (3) held by a holder member (21) and removes a fracture layer on the cross section (4). Then, the removing beam source (13) is disposed on the holding end side of the sample (3) with respect to the normal L of the cross section (4) so that the irradiating direction of the inert ion beam is tilted at the tilt angle θ to the normal L with respect to the cross section (4).
摘要:
In a sample analysis method, positional coordinates of reference points on a surface of the sample are measured using a first device. Positional coordinates of an object on the surface of the sample to be analyzed are also measured using the first device. A sample piece containing on a surface thereof a preselected number of the reference points and the object is removed from the sample. The sample piece is then mounted on a second device different from the first device. The positional coordinates of the reference points on the surface of the sample piece are then measured using the second device. The positional coordinates of the object on the surface of the sample piece are then calculated using the positional coordinates of the reference points measured by the second device and the positional coordinates of the object measured by the first device. The object on the surface of the sample piece is then analyzed.
摘要:
An apparatus for processing and observing a sample has a sample stage for supporting a sample at a preselected location thereof, a focused ion beam irradiation system for irradiating the sample with a focused ion beam along an optical axis to cut out a portion from the sample, and a side entry stage disposed over the sample stage and extending slantingly with respect to the optical axis of the focused ion beam irradiated by the focused ion beam irradiation system. The side entry stage has a microscope sample holder for picking up the cut-out sample portion directly from the preselected location of the sample and for supporting the sample portion. The microscope sample holder is configured to be removed from the side entry stage while supporting the sample portion and to be connected to an entry stage of a microscope device for observing the sample portion.
摘要:
A method and an apparatus for purifying a gas containing contaminants are disclosed. The gas is irradiated with an ultraviolet ray and/or a radiation ray so as to produce microparticles of the contaminants. The resultant microparticles of the contaminants are contacted with a photocatalyst. Then, the photocatalyst is irradiated with light so as to decompose the contaminants held in contact with the photocatalyst. Organic compounds, organosilicon compounds, basic gas and the like can be decomposed by the action of the photocatalyst. Even when these species are present at a low concentration, they can be concentrated locally by transforming into microparticles, and hence can be removed.
摘要:
A sample transfer apparatus has a transfer arm for supporting a sample and is mounted for undergoing movement to transfer the sample from a first station to a second station. The transfer arm has a holding portion for holding the sample by hydrogen bonding.
摘要:
A method for performing a cross-sectional analysis of a sample includes steps of observing a sample surface to locate a region of a sample at which a cross-sectional analysis is to be performed, tilting a sample by a predetermined angle, directing a focused ion beam to the surface of the tilted sample, etching a region of the tilted sample, and observing the sample by analyzing particles emitted during the etching process. The angle of tilt of the sample with respect to the angle of incidence of the focused ion beam can be increased to effectively increase the resolution of the focused ion beam etching process with respect to sub-surface structure of the sample.