摘要:
A magnetic field measuring apparatus measures the magnetic field intensity of a magnetic field created by a sample magnetic head by passing a finely focussed charged particle beam through the magnetic field and by measuring the deflection of the charged particle beam caused by the deflecting action of the magnetic field on the charged particle beam. The path of the charged particle beam (the sample magnetic head) is shifted stepwise toward the sample magnetic head (the path of the charged particle beam) until the charged particle impinges on the surface of the sample magnetic head. Upon the detection of the impingement of the charged particle beam on the surface of the sample magnetic head, the path of the charged particle beam (the sample magnetic head) is put one step back so that the path of the charged particle beam extends as close as possible to the surface of the sample magnetic head for accurate magnetic field intensity measurements. Thus, the distribution of magnetic field intensity in the magnetic field can be accurately determined.
摘要:
An electron beam is irradiated on a sample to generate secondary electrons from the sample, the secondary electrons are detected by a secondary electron detector through a retarding grid to provide a secondary electron detector output signal, the relation is acquired in advance between a known sample voltage and a value (normalized secondary electron signal for the known sample voltage) resulting from dividing a differential value of the secondary electron detector output signal at a retarding grid voltage by the secondary electron detector output signal, and this relation is retrieved with a normalized secondary electron signal obtained with an unknown sample voltage to determine an absolute value of the unknown sample voltage.
摘要:
Disclosed is an apparatus for focusing a charged particle beam onto a speciman, which comprises a scanner for scanning a pre-formed standard pattern with a charged particle beam, a converging unit capable of converging the charged particle beam onto a specimen, a detector for detecting secondary charged particles emitted as a result of scanning the standard pattern by the scanner, a circuit for deriving a standard frequency component determined by the period of scanning with the charged particle beam and the shape of the portion of the standard pattern in the region being scanned with the charged particle beam, and a circuit cooperating with the converging unit for finding the maximum value of the amplitude of the standard frequency component thereby identifying attainment of focusing of the charged particle beam with high accuracy.
摘要:
A potential measurement device including an irradiator for irradiating a sample with an electron beam; an extracting electrode disposed above the sample and extracting secondary electrons emitted from the part irradiated with the electron beam; a hemi-spherical grid analyzing the energy of the extracted secondary electrons; a lens disposed between the hemispherical grid and the sample and focusing both the electron beam and the secondary electrons; and a deflector disposed on the grid side with respect to the lens and producing electric and magnetic fields crossing perpendicularly to each other, which don't deflect the electron beam, but deflect only the secondary electrons.