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公开(公告)号:US11087947B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-10
申请号:US16089281
申请日:2016-03-29
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Inventor: Takashi Ohshima , Hiroyuki Minemura , Yumiko Anzai , Momoyo Enyama , Yoichi Ose , Toshihide Agemura
IPC: H01J37/073 , H01J37/22
Abstract: To provide an electron microscope capable of performing the switching-over between normal illumination and annular illumination, wide-area irradiation, an interference pattern as desired or normal illumination in an expeditious and readily manner or achieving a better S/N ratio, the electron microscope comprises a photocathode 101 with negative electron affinity in use; an excitation optical system to excite the photocathode; and an electron optics system to irradiate an electron beam 13 generated from the photocathode by excitation light 12 irradiated through the excitation optical system onto a sample, the excitation optical system including a light source device 107 for the excitation light; and an optical modulation means 108 which is disposed in an optical path of the excitation light to perform spatial phase modulation to the excitation light.
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公开(公告)号:US10707046B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US16480405
申请日:2017-12-08
Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
Inventor: Toshiaki Kusunoki , Keigo Kasuya , Takashi Ohshima , Tomihiro Hashizume , Noriaki Arai , Yoichi Ose
IPC: H01J37/073 , H01J37/20
Abstract: An electron source that can be used stably for a long time even when hexaboride is used, and an electron beam device using the electron source are provided. The invention is directed to an electron source which includes a filament made of a metal, a metal tube that is fixed to the filament and has a plurality of recesses disposed at least in two axial directions so as to surround a central axis at an outer periphery, and a columnar hexaboride tip that emits an electron, is disposed so as to protrude from the inside of the metal tube to a side opposite to the filament, and is in contact with a bottom of each of the plurality of recesses of the metal tube.
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公开(公告)号:US12165828B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US17768244
申请日:2019-10-31
Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
Inventor: Takashi Ohshima , Hideo Morishita , Tatsuro Ide , Naohiro Kohmu , Momoyo Enyama , Yoichi Ose , Toshihide Agemura , Junichi Katane
IPC: H01J37/073 , H01J1/34 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/285
Abstract: An electron beam emitted from a photoexcited electron gun is increased in luminance. An electron gun 15 includes: a photocathode 1 including a substrate 11 and a photoelectric film 10; a light source 7 that emits pulsed excitation light; a condenser lens 2 that focuses the pulsed excitation light toward the photocathode; and an extractor electrode 3 that faces the photocathode and that accelerates an electron beam generated from the photoelectric film by focusing the pulsed excitation light by the condenser lens, transmitting the pulsed excitation light through the substrate of the photocathode, and causing the pulsed excitation light to be incident on the photocathode. The pulsed excitation light is condensed at different timings at different positions on the photoelectric film of the photocathode.
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公开(公告)号:US11251011B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-15
申请号:US16089281
申请日:2016-03-29
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Inventor: Takashi Ohshima , Hiroyuki Minemura , Yumiko Anzai , Momoyo Enyama , Yoichi Ose , Toshihide Agemura
IPC: H01J37/073 , H01J37/22
Abstract: To provide an electron microscope capable of performing the switching-over between normal illumination and annular illumination, wide-area irradiation, an interference pattern as desired or normal illumination in an expeditious and readily manner or achieving a better S/N ratio, the electron microscope comprises a photocathode 101 with negative electron affinity in use; an excitation optical system to excite the photocathode; and an electron optics system to irradiate an electron beam 13 generated from the photocathode by excitation light 12 irradiated through the excitation optical system onto a sample, the excitation optical system including a light source device 107 for the excitation light; and an optical modulation means 108 which is disposed in an optical path of the excitation light to perform spatial phase modulation to the excitation light.
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公开(公告)号:US11062892B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-13
申请号:US16070790
申请日:2017-01-25
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Inventor: Shin Imamura , Takashi Ohshima , Tomonobu Tsuchiya , Hajime Kawano , Makoto Suzuki
IPC: G01T1/20 , H01J49/02 , H01J37/244 , G01T1/24
Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a charged particle detector and a charged particle beam device with which it is possible to acquire a high luminous output while rapidly eliminating charged particles that are incident to a scintillator. In order to achieve said objective the present invention proposes: a charged particle detector provided with a light-emitting unit including a laminated structure obtained by laminating a GaInN-containing layer and a GaN layer, and provided with a conductive layer that is in contact with the GaInN-containing layer on the charged particle incidence surface side of the laminated structure; and a charged particle beam device.
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公开(公告)号:US20240120168A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-11
申请号:US17768244
申请日:2019-10-31
Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
Inventor: Takashi Ohshima , Hideo Morishita , Tatsuro Ide , Naohiro Kohmu , Momoyo Enyama , Yoichi Ose , Toshihide Agemura , Junichi Katane
IPC: H01J37/073 , H01J1/34 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/285
CPC classification number: H01J37/073 , H01J1/34 , H01J37/1474 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/265 , H01J37/285 , H01J2237/06333
Abstract: An electron beam emitted from a photoexcited electron gun is increased in luminance. An electron gun 15 includes: a photocathode 1 including a substrate 11 and a photoelectric film 10; a light source 7 that emits pulsed excitation light; a condenser lens 2 that focuses the pulsed excitation light toward the photocathode; and an extractor electrode 3 that faces the photocathode and that accelerates an electron beam generated from the photoelectric film by focusing the pulsed excitation light by the condenser lens, transmitting the pulsed excitation light through the substrate of the photocathode, and causing the pulsed excitation light to be incident on the photocathode. The pulsed excitation light is condensed at different timings at different positions on the photoelectric film of the photocathode.
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公开(公告)号:US12217928B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-04
申请号:US17798092
申请日:2020-03-25
Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
Inventor: Hideo Morishita , Takashi Ohshima , Tatsuro Ide , Naohiro Kohmu , Toshihide Agemura , Yoichi Ose , Junichi Katane
IPC: H01J37/073 , H01J1/34
Abstract: The electron gun is provided with a first anode electrode and a second anode electrode to generate an acceleration and deceleration electric field. A lens electric field makes it possible to irradiate a sample with an electron beam emitted from a part outside an optical axis of the photoelectric film without being blocked by a differential exhaust diaphragm. A wide range of electron beams off-optical axis can be used even in a high-brightness photocathode that requires high vacuum. As a result, the photoelectric film and the electron gun can be extended in life, can be stabilized, and can be increased in brightness. Further, it is possible to facilitate a control of emitting electron beams from a plurality of positions on the photoelectric film, a timing control of emitting electron beams from a plurality of positions, a condition control of an electron beam in an electron microscope using electron beams.
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公开(公告)号:US11784022B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17425872
申请日:2019-01-28
Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
Inventor: Takashi Ohshima , Tatsuro Ide , Hideo Morishita , Yoichi Ose , Tsunenori Nomaguchi , Toshihide Agemura
IPC: H01J37/073 , G02B3/04 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/28
CPC classification number: H01J37/073 , G02B3/04 , H01J37/1474 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/0473
Abstract: A scanning electron beam apparatus which two-dimensionally scans a sample by an electron beam to achieve high resolution even with a photoexcited electron source. The electron beam apparatus includes a photocathode including a substrate having a refractive index of more than 1.7 and a photoemissive film, a focusing lens configured to focus an excitation light toward the photocathode, an extractor electrode disposed facing the photocathode and configured to accelerate an electron beam generated from the photoemissive film by focusing the excitation light by the focusing lens and emitting the excitation light through the substrate, and an electron optics including a deflector configured to two-dimensionally scan a sample by the electron beam accelerated by the extractor electrode. For a spherical aberration of the focusing lens, a root mean square of the spherical aberration on the photoemissive film is equal to or less than 1/14 of a wavelength of the excitation light.
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公开(公告)号:US20220165536A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-26
申请号:US17425872
申请日:2019-01-28
Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
Inventor: Takashi Ohshima , Tatsuro Ide , Hideo Morishita , Yoichi Ose , Tsunenori Nomaguchi , Toshihide Agemura
IPC: H01J37/073 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/22 , G02B3/04
Abstract: A scanning electron beam apparatus which two-dimensionally scans a sample by an electron beam, to achieve high resolution even with a photoexcited electron source. The electron beam apparatus includes a photocathode including a substrate having a refractive index of more than 1.7 and a photoemissive film, a focusing lens configured to focus an excitation light toward the photocathode, an extractor electrode disposed facing the photocathode and configured to accelerate an electron beam generated from the photoemissive film by focusing the excitation light by the focusing lens and emitting the excitation light through the substrate, and an electron optics including a deflector configured to two-dimensionally scan a sample by the electron beam accelerated by the extractor electrode. For a spherical aberration of the focusing lens, a root mean square of the spherical aberration on the photoemissive film is equal to or less than 1/14 of a wavelength of the excitation light.
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公开(公告)号:US11322329B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-03
申请号:US17260612
申请日:2018-08-27
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Inventor: Toshiaki Kusunoki , Tomihiro Hashizume , Keigo Kasuya , Noriaki Arai , Hiromitsu Seino , Minoru Kaneda , Takashi Ohshima , Soichiro Matsunaga
IPC: H01J37/065 , H01J37/10 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/28
Abstract: The invention provides an electron source including a columnar chip of a hexaboride single crystal, a metal pipe that holds the columnar chip of the hexaboride single crystal, and a filament connected to the metal pipe at a central portion. The columnar chip of the hexaboride single crystal is formed into a cone shape at a portion closer to a tip than a portion held in the metal pipe, and a tip end portion having the cone shape has a (310) crystal face. Schottky electrons are emitted from the (310) crystal face. According to the invention, it is possible to provide a novel electron source having monochromaticity, long-term stability of an emitter current, and high current density.
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