Radiation Source
    4.
    发明申请
    Radiation Source 有权
    辐射源

    公开(公告)号:US20130077071A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-28

    申请号:US13599494

    申请日:2012-08-30

    摘要: According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radiation source comprising: a reservoir configured to retain a volume of fuel; a nozzle, in fluid connection with the reservoir, and configured to direct a stream of fuel along a trajectory towards a plasma formation location; a laser configured to direct laser radiation at the stream at the plasma formation location to generate, in use, a radiation generating plasma; and a contamination filter assembly located in a fuel flow path of the radiation source, upstream of a nozzle outlet, a filter medium of that contamination filter assembly being held in place within the contamination filter assembly by a clamping force provided by one or more objects that at least partially surround the filter medium.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的第一方面,提供了一种辐射源,包括:储存器,其构造成保持一定体积的燃料; 喷嘴,其与所述储存器流体连接,并且构造成沿着等离子体形成位置的轨迹引导燃料流; 激光器,被配置为在所述等离子体形成位置处的所述流处引导激光辐射,以在使用中产生辐射产生等离子体; 以及污染过滤器组件,其位于辐射源的燃料流动路径中,在喷嘴出口的上游,该污染过滤器组件的过滤介质通过由一个或多个物体提供的夹紧力保持在污染过滤器组件内的适当位置, 至少部分地围绕过滤介质。