Abstract:
There is provided an illumination system for light having wavelengths null193 nm. The system includes (a) a first raster element for receiving a first diverging portion of the light and directing a first beam of the light, (b) a second raster element for receiving a second diverging portion of the light and directing a second beam of the light, where the first raster element is oriented at an angle with respect to the second raster element to cause a center ray of the first beam to intersect with a center ray of the second beam at an image plane, and (c) an optical element for imaging secondary sources of the light in an exit pupil, where the optical element is situated in a path of the light after the first and second raster elements and before the image plane.
Abstract:
An illumination system comprises (a) a first optical element upon which a light beam impinges, where the first optical element has first raster elements that partition said light beam into light channels; (b) a second optical element that receives said light channels, where the second optical element has a second raster elements; (c) an object plane that receives said light channels via said second optical element; and (d) an exit pupil that is provided with an illumination via said object plane. The system is characterized by an assignment of a member of said first raster elements and a member of said second raster elements to each of said light channels to provide a continuous beam path from said first optical element to said object plane for each of said plurality of light channels. The assignment is changeable to provide an adjustment of said illumination in said exit pupil.
Abstract:
A magnetic field generator includes a movable magnetic pole pair within a stationary return yoke, modifying a magnetic field at a high speed with high precision. The magnetic field generator includes a first return yoke having a first internal volume, a magnetic pole pair with magnetic poles disposed opposite each other, disposed in the first internal volume, and movable relative to the first return yoke, and a driver for moving the magnetic pole pair within the first internal volume.
Abstract:
A mirror unit includes a mirror having a reflecting surface, a holding member for supporting the mirror and an airtight chamber incorporating the mirror, supported by the holding member, in an airtight state. Either the mirror or the holding member constitutes a portion of a side wall of the airtight chamber. The mirror unit can be suitably used in an exposure apparatus which uses a synchrotron radiation light source or the like as a light source.
Abstract:
Biomaterial medical devices or products, e.g., absorbable sutures or joint prostheses components, are gamma irradiation sterilized in the substantial absence of oxygen (e.g., vacuum treatment to 5.times.10.sup.-6 torr) while being maintained at a temperature about that of liquid nitrogen, with improved strength loss resistance compared to gamma irradiation sterilization under ambient conditions.
Abstract:
A method is provided for the modification of microbial metabolism using a unipolar magnetic field. By applying a unipolar magnetic field to microbes under controlled conditions, changes in the rate and/or efficiency of metabolism are produced.
Abstract:
Through the use of a hybrid or the combination of inexpensive relatively impure, and expensive pure, nitrogen purging at various locations of electron-beam processing of polymer and other coatings, high speed efficient processing can be obtained at reduced cost.
Abstract:
In an ion beam irradiating apparatus for providing a neutralized ion beam to a sample, there are provided an ion source, an accelerating device and an ion beam selecting device to which the accelerated and selection ion beam is irradiated. This irradiating apparatus further includes an ion neutralizer positioned between the selecting device and the sample, and includes: an electron beam emitting source for emitting an electron beam; a first electron scatter preventing electrode for preventing the electron beam emitted from the electron beam emitting source from being scattered outside the ion neutralizer; a second electron scatter preventing electrode for preventing the electron beam induced into the specified ion beam from being scattered in a direction opposite to an ion irradiating direction; and a control electrode for controlling a traveling velocity of the electron beam emitted from the electron emitting source so as to drift the emitted electron beam toward the sample, thereby neutralizing the selected ion beam at a location adjacent to a surface of the sample that is being irradiated.
Abstract:
An electron beam accelerator comprises a radiation protection chamber 10 accommodating a partition 12 which in combination with a vacuum chamber 1 hermetically divides the radiation protection chamber 10 into two compartments 14, 15. One compartment 14 accommodates an exit window 2 of the vacuum chamber 1, while the other compartment 15 accommodates an electron beam scanning system 8, vacuum pumps 3 and a vacuum monitoring device 5.
Abstract:
A method and system for scanning a beam of charged particles to control radiation dose distributions is implemented by deflecting the beam through a plurality of positions across a conveyor path along which an object to be irradiated is moved, and controlling the length of time the beam remains at each position in accordance with the radiation dose required at each position. The beam may be deflected by a single magnet beam scanning device supplied with a drive signal having a steplike waveform or by a series of sequentially operated, controllable deflection magnets arranged along a beam pipe to sequentially deflect the beam toward the object to be irradiated from different positions.