Abstract:
A detector system for a transmission electron microscope includes a first detector for recording a pattern and a second detector for recording a position of a feature of the pattern. The second detector is preferably a position sensitive detector that provides accurate, rapid position information that can be used as feedback to stabilize the position of the pattern on the first detector. In one embodiment, the first detector detects an electron energy loss electron spectrum, and the second detector, positioned behind the first detector and detecting electrons that pass through the first detector, detects the position of the zero-loss peak and adjusts the electron path to stabilize the position of the spectrum on the first detector.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an electron spectroscopy apparatus (12) comprising a high energy particle source (12) for irradiating a sample, an electron detector system (16) (e.g. including a delay line detector) for detecting electrons emitted from the sample and an ion gun (8) for delivering a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) ion beam to the sample, wherein the ion gun comprises a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ion source, for example comprising coronene. In an embodiment, the PAH is located in a heated chamber (22) and vaporised to produce gas phase PAH. The gas phase PAH molecules are then ionised by electron impact, extracted from the ion source via an extraction field and focussed using ion optics. The PAH ion beam can be used for surface cleaning and depth analysis.
Abstract:
An ion implantation system (500) comprising an ion source (502) that generates an ion beam (504) along a beam path (505, 507) a mass analyzer component (514) downstream of the ion source that performs mass analysis and angle correction on the ion beam, a resolving aperture (516) electrode comprising at least one electrode downstream of the mass analyzer component (514) and along the beam path having a size and shape according to a selected mass resolution and a beam envelope, a deflection element (518) downstream of the resolving aperture electrode that changes the path of the ion beam (507) exiting the deflection element, a deceleration electrode (519) downstream of the deflection element that decelerates the ion beam, a support platform within an end station (526) for retaining and positioning a workpiece (522) which is implanted with charged ions, and wherein the end station is mounted approximately eight degrees counterclockwise so that the deflected ion beam is perpendicular to the workpiece.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to realize a bio electron microscope and an observation method which can observe a bio specimen by low damage and high contrast to perform high-accuracy image analysis, and conduct high-throughput specimen preparation. 1) A specimen is observed at an accelerating voltage 1.2 to 4.2 times a critical electron accelerating voltage possible to transmit a specimen obtained under predetermined conditions. 2) An electron energy filter of small and simplified construction is provided between the specimen and an electron detector for imaging by the electron beam in a specified energy region of the electron beams transmitting the specimen. 3) Similarity between an observed image such as virus or protein in the specimen and a reference image such as known virus or protein is subjected to quantitative analysis by image processing. 4) A preparation protocol of the bio specimen is made into a chip using an MEMS technique, which is then mounted on a specimen stage part of an electron microscope to conduct specimen introduction, preparation and transfer onto a specimen holder.
Abstract:
An ion implantation apparatus comprising:
an ion source (1) comprising an arc chamber (2) generating ions and a drawing electrode (3) drawing ion from said arc chamber (2); a mass separator (25) transporting only such ions of the drawn ions which are necessary for implantation to a material into which ions shall be implanted; an ion implantation chamber (5) in which said material is arranged; and a controlling means for controlling the amount of current and the current density distribution of the ion beam provided by said ion source; wherein said controlling means (10) is arranged to adjust said amount of current and the current density distribution by controlling the distance (d) between said arc chamber (2) and said drawing electrode (3). Said controlling means (10) is arranged to determine a divergence angle (ω) based on the beam size on the material into which ions are to be implanted; and calculating the distance (d) based on said divergence angle (ω), the length (a) of the opening of the drawing electrode (3), and the normalized perveance P/Pc, whereby P = I EX / V 3/2 and Pc = (4ε 0 /9) (S/d 2 ) (2Ze/m i ) 1/2 , where I EX is the drawing current, V is the drawing voltage, ε₀ is the dielectric constant in vacuum, S is the opening area at the beam drawing part, Z is the ionization number, e is the prime charge and m i is the mass of an ion, from the following equation in the case of a single hole electrode: ω = (1/4) (2a/d) | 1 - (5/3) (P/Pc) | or from the following equation in the case of a slit electrode ω = (17/12) (a/d) | 1 - (25/17) (P/Pc)|.