Abstract:
A corona/plasma treatment machine includes an array of electrodes arranged in a helix along a conductive central cylinder, allowing for the efficient surface treatment of materials with greater cross-sectional heights and widths than what is conventionally possible. The corona/plasma treatment machine further includes of a high frequency, high voltage power source, a dielectric, and a contact plate. The array of electrodes is driven using a motor and rotates about its longitudinal axis and is electrically isolated from its surroundings. When power is supplied to the electrode array, electrical energy is discharged from the tips of the electrodes near the contact plate and creates a plasma corona aura formed from the ionization of the surrounding air between the electrode array and the contact plate. A conveyor is positioned below the electrode array and configured to feed material through the plasma corona aura.
Abstract:
In a charged particle apparatus with an ion pump, which is a charged particle beam apparatus with an ion pump including a charged particle beam irradiation detecting unit for irradiating a sample with a charged particle beam in a chamber and detecting a secondary charged particle, an image processing unit for forming a secondary charged particle image from a detection signal of the detected secondary charged particle, an output unit for processing at the image processing unit and outputting an image, an ion pump for maintaining the interior of the processing chamber in a vacuum state, a driving power supply unit of the ion pump, and a high voltage cable for connecting the ion pump and the driving power supply unit, the driving power supply unit of the ion pump is structured to include a high voltage power supply circuit unit for operating the ion pump, a load current detection circuit unit for detecting a load current applied to the ion pump, and a canceller circuit unit for reducing low frequency noise applied to the load current detection circuit unit in order to sufficiently reduce low frequency noise of the power supply of the ion and to measure the degree of vacuum with a high accuracy.
Abstract:
The system described herein relates to a high-voltage supply unit for providing an output voltage for a particle beam apparatus, wherein the particle beam apparatus is embodied as, for example, an electron beam apparatus and/or an ion beam apparatus. The system described herein is based on the fact that it was recognized that a bipolar voltage supply unit can be formed by means of a unipolar first current source and a unipolar second current source, said bipolar voltage supply unit enabling a load current in two directions. The high-voltage supply unit according to the system described herein can be operated in the 4-quadrant operation. In the 4-quadrant operation, a first voltage source for supplying the first current source and a second voltage source for supplying the second current source are embodied as different voltage sources.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an automatic sequence for repeatedly performing SEM observation and FIB processing by using a low acceleration voltage for a long time. In order to realize very accurate three-dimensional structure/composition analysis, in the automatic sequence for repeatedly performing sample observation using a scanning electron microscope using a CFE electron source and sample processing using a FIB device, low temperature flushing using the CFE electron source is performed at predetermined timing except for a SEM observation time. According to the present invention, the automatic sequence for repeatedly performing the sample observation using the scanning electron microscope using the CFE electron source and the sample processing using the FIB device can be performed for a long time. Therefore, it is possible to acquire a SEM image which achieves high resolution and improved current stability while the low acceleration voltage is used.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an inductively coupled, magnetically enhanced ion beam source, suitable to be used in conjunction with probe-forming optics to produce an ion beam without kinetic energy oscillations induced by the source.
Abstract:
An instrument producing a charged particle beam according to the present invention is provided with: a charged particle source; a plurality of first electrodes disposed along a direction of irradiation of charged particles from the charged particle source; a plurality of insulation members disposed between the first electrodes; and a housing mounted around the plurality of first electrodes. The housing is formed from an insulating solid material, and includes a plurality of second electrodes disposed at positions in proximity to the plurality of first electrodes. At least one of the plurality of second electrodes is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of first electrodes, each of the plurality of second electrodes having the same potential as the potential of the proximate one of the first electrodes.
Abstract:
An RF impedance matching network includes an RF input; an RF output configured to operably couple to a plasma chamber; a series electronically variable capacitor (“series EVC”), the series EVC electrically coupled in series between the RF input and the RF output; and a shunt electronically variable capacitor (“shunt EVC”), the shunt EVC electrically coupled in parallel between a ground and one of the RF input and the RF output; a control circuit to control the series variable capacitance and the shunt variable capacitance, wherein the control circuit is configured to determine the variable plasma impedance of the plasma chamber, determine a series capacitance value and a shunt capacitance value, and generate a control signal to alter at least one of the series variable capacitance and the shunt variable capacitance; wherein the alteration is caused by at least one of a plurality of switching circuits.
Abstract:
Charged particle system are disclosed and include a first voltage source, a second voltage source electrically isolated from the first voltage source, a charged particle source electrically connected to the first voltage source, and an extractor electrically connected to the second voltage source. Methods relating to the charged particle systems are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Apparatuses, methods, kits, and systems relating to transferring electromagnetic energy to an energy application zone via a source of electromagnetic energy are disclosed. Some apparatuses may include a processor configured to determine a preliminary amount of energy to be dissipated in an object located at least partially in the energy application zone and determine a corrected amount of energy based on the preliminary amount of energy and calibration information. The processor may be further configured to estimate an amount of energy dissipated in the object. The processor may also be configured to cause the source to transfer energy to the energy application zone at least until the energy dissipated in the object as estimated equals the corrected amount of energy.