Abstract:
The invention provides a gas detection system and method for detecting a target gas, in which a transmitter unit (26) directs a primary beam (32) of coherent radiation at a wavelength absorbed by the target gas along a primary optical path, and an optical device (44) directs a secondary beam (46) of coherent radiation along a further optical path. A receiver unit (28) receives the primary and the secondary beams of coherent radiation, and an optical beam combiner (52) combines the two beams of radiation to form a combined beam. The primary beam and the secondary beam are controlled to generate interference in the combined beam, and a measuring detector (35) of the receiver unit is arranged to detect interference fringes generated by the interference.
Abstract:
Various computer-implemented methods for classifying defects on a specimen are provided. One method includes assigning individual defects detected on the specimen to defect groups based on one or more characteristics of the individual defects. The method also includes displaying information about the defect groups to a user. In addition, the method includes allowing the user to assign a classification to each of the defect groups. Systems configured to classify defects on a specimen are also provided. One system includes program instructions executable on a processor for assigning individual defects detected on the specimen to defect groups based on one or more characteristics of the individual defects. The system also includes a user interface configured for displaying information about the defect groups to a user and allowing the user to assign a classification to each of the defect groups.
Abstract in simplified Chinese:本揭示系关于一种用于在一离子射束扫描于一工件的表面上之时,变化该离子射束的横截面形状之方法与设备,以产生一时均的离子射束,其具有经改良离子射束电流轮廓均匀度。在一实施例中,该离子射束的横截面形状系随着该离子射束跨越该工件的表面移动而变化。该离子射束的横截面形状分别具有不同的射束轮廓(例如,沿着该射束轮廓在不同的场所具有峰値),以至于迅速地改变该离子射束的横截面形状会造成被暴露到该工件的射束电流轮廓平滑(例如,相关于个别射束轮廓的峰値会减少)。造成的平滑射束电流轮廓会提供该射束电流经改良均匀度以及经改良工件剂量均匀度。
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charged particle beam device which, in a relatively simple configuration, corrects off-axis chromatic aberration and deflection coma aberration at the same time.SOLUTION: The present invention is a charged particle beam device provided with a tilting purpose deflector 08 disposed between a charged particle source 01 and an objective lens 09 and used to tilt a charged particle beam, the charged particle beam device having a first optical element 07 including an electromagnetic quadrupole which generates dispersion to suppress the dispersion caused by deflection by the tilting purpose deflector 08 and provided with a second optical element comprising the deflector 06 for deflecting the charged particle beam incident upon the first optical element 07 or an electromagnetic quadrupole which causes dispersion different from the dispersion generated by the first optical element to occur in the charged particle beam.
Abstract:
A device for transporting and focusing ions in a low vacuum or atmospheri c-pressure region of a mass spectrometer is constructed from a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart electrodes to which oscillatory (e.g., radio-fre quency) voltages are applied, hi order to create a tapered field that focuse s ions to a narrow beam near the device exit, the inter-electrode spacing or the oscillatory voltage amplitude is increased in the direction of ion trav el.
Abstract:
A method of transporting gas and entrained ions between higher and lower pressure regions of a mass spectrometer comprises providing an ion transfer conduit 60 between the higher and lower pressure regions. The ion transfer conduit 60 includes an electrode assembly 300 which defines an ion transfer channel. The electrode assembly 300 has a first set of ring electrodes 305 of a first width D1, and a second set of ring electrodes of a second width D2 (≧D1) and interleaved with the first ring electrodes 305. A DC voltage of magnitude V1 and a first polarity is supplied to the first ring electrodes 205 and a DC voltage of magnitude V2 which may be less than or equal to the magnitude of V1 but with an opposed polarity is applied to the second ring electrodes 310. The pressure of the ion transfer conduit 60 is controlled so as to maintain viscous flow of gas and ions within the ion transfer channel.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an ion beam in an ion beam system having a scanning deflector to be deflected with high accuracy at a high deflection frequency (high speed) and without expanding the dynamic range of a deflection voltage in both high energy and low energy operation modes.SOLUTION: A deflector 39 is composed of three deflection electrode pairs consisting of first deflection electrodes 51a, 51b and 51c disposed at given intervals in the direction of an optical axis 5 of an ion beam 19 and second deflection electrodes 52a, 52b and 52c opposing the foregoing, and is so designed that different electric potentials can be applied to each deflection electrode from a controller 7 via a switch 61. In a first operation mode (for example, 30 keV ion beam energy), a deflection electric field is generated for all of the deflection electrode pairs, as shown by an arrow 55. In a second operation mode (for example, 1 keV ion beam energy), a deflection electric field is generated for only the deflection electrode pair 51a and 52a.