Innovative imaging technique in transmission charged particle microscopy

    公开(公告)号:US10825647B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US16255210

    申请日:2019-01-23

    申请人: FEI Company

    摘要: A method of using a Transmission Charged Particle Microscope, comprising: Providing a specimen on a specimen holder; Using an illumination system to direct a beam of charged particles from a source onto said specimen; Using an imaging system to direct charged particles that are transmitted through the specimen onto a detector, further comprising the following actions: In an acquisition step, lasting a time interval T, using said detector in particle counting mode to register spatiotemporal data relating to individual particle detection incidences, and to output said spatiotemporal data in raw form, without assembly into an image frame; In a subsequent rendering step, assembling a final image from said spatiotemporal data, while performing a mathematical correction operation.

    Method for detecting particulate radiation

    公开(公告)号:US10122946B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US15218465

    申请日:2016-07-25

    申请人: FEI Company

    摘要: When detecting particulate radiation, such as electrons, with a pixelated detector, a cloud of electron/hole pairs is formed in the detector. Using the signal caused by this cloud of electron/hole pairs, a position of the impact is estimated. When the size of the cloud is comparable to the pixel size, or much smaller, the estimated position shows a strong bias to the center of the pixel and the corners, as well to the middle of the borders. This hinders forming an image with super-resolution. By shifting the position or by attributing the electron to several sub-pixels this bias can be countered, resulting in a more truthful representation.

    Method for detecting particulate radiation

    公开(公告)号:US10389955B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US16180242

    申请日:2018-11-05

    申请人: FEI Company

    摘要: When detecting particulate radiation, such as electrons, with a pixelated detector, a cloud of electron/hole pairs is formed in the detector. Using the signal caused by this cloud of electron/hole pairs, a position of the impact is estimated. When the size of the cloud is comparable to the pixel size, or much smaller, the estimated position shows a strong bias to the center of the pixel and the corners, as well to the middle of the borders. This hinders forming an image with super-resolution. By shifting the position or by attributing the electron to several sub-pixels this bias can be countered, resulting in a more truthful representation.