Abstract:
본 발명은 빔 스폿 조절이 가능한 주사전자현미경 및 이를 이용한 측정방법에 관한 것으로, 주사전자현미경(SEM)에 있어서, 시편에 조사된 전자빔(electro beam) 스폿(spot)의 가로와 세율의 비율이 다른 선형(linear)의 전자빔으로 제어하여 조사하기 위해 상기 주사전자현미경의 전자빔 소스에서 시편으로 이동하는 전자빔로 내에 전자 마그네틱을 구비하고, 전자빔 소스에서 상기 측정 빔이 출력될 때 상기 전자 마그네틱의 인가 전압을 제어부에서 제어하여 전자빔 스폿의 비율과 방향을 제어하는 것을 특징으로 한다.
Abstract:
We have developed a method and apparatus for cooling electromagnetic lens coils of the kind used in charged particle beams. The method and apparatus provide not only a symmetrical cooling effect around the optical axis of the charged particle beam, but also provide improved uniformity of heat transfer. This improved uniformity enables control over the optical axis of the charged particle beam within about 1 nm for high current charged particle beam columns, wherein the current ranges from about 100 nanoamps to about 1000 nanoamps. The use of a squat and wide electromagnetic lens coil in combination with an essentially flat modular cooling panel, which provides uniform cooling to the electromagnetic lens coil, not only enables control over the optical axis of the charged particle beam, but also provides mechanical stability for the charged particle beam column.
Abstract:
The invention provides a lens system for a plurality of charged particle beams. Therein, at least one common excitation coil for at least two lens modules is provided. The lens modules comprise a first pole piece, a second pole piece and at least one opening for a charged particle beam. The lens modules constitute a component and share the excitation coil. Thereby, raw material availability, processing of work pieces and symmetry conditions for the lens fields are improved.
Abstract:
The invention provides a lens system for a plurality of charged particle beams. Therein, at least one common excitation coil for at least two lens modules is provided. The lens modules comprise a first pole piece, a second pole piece and at least one opening for a charged particle beam. The lens modules constitute a component and share the excitation coil. Thereby, raw material availability, processing of work pieces and symmetry conditions for the lens fields are improved.
Abstract:
A magnetic lens configured to apply a magnetic field to a charged particle beam (16) is provided. The magnetic lens includes an outer pole piece and an inner pole piece. The outer pole piece has at least two sectors (32) and at least two slots (36). The magnetic lens also has a primary coil winding interposed between the outer pole piece and the inner pole piece. In addition, the magnetic lens has a number of sector coil windings, and each sector of the outer pole piece may be coupled to one sector coil winding. A magnetic potential of the outer pole piece is generated by applying a current to the primary coil winding. A separate magnetic potential of each sector is generated by applying current to each sector of the outer pole piece.
Abstract:
A magnetic immersion lens has inner and outer pole-pieces (10, 11) arranged symmetrically about a longitudinal axis X-X of the lens, the inner pole piece (10) having a through-bore (12) and the lens producing a magnetic imaging field for directing along the through-bore (12) secondary electrons emitted from a specimen (S) positioned in front of the inner pole-piece. The lens has an axially-symmetric detection arrangement (20) located within the through-bore. The detector (20) comprises a focusser electrode (21), a repeller electrode (22), an extractor electrode (23), a detector electrode (24), and a reflector electrode (25).
Abstract:
Electron-optical, rotationally-symmetrical lenses inevitably exhibit spherical and chromatic aberrations which usually determine the limit of the resolution. Such lens aberrations cannot be eliminated by compensation by means of rotationally-symmetrical fields. In order to enhance the resolution nevertheless, it has already been proposed to reduce said lens aberrations by means of a Wien-type corrector. Such a configuration must satisfy very severe requirements as regards manufacturing precision, mechanical and electrical stability and alignment of the various elements relative to one another. Consequently, it is extremely difficult to perform readjustement of the electron-optical apparatus by means of such a corrector in the case of changing circumstances. According to the invention there is provided a combination of a correction unit and a doublet to be corrected. By constructing the objective to be corrected as a doublet (5) and by independently controlling the two lenses (6 and 8) of the doublet (5), the setting of the correction unit (28) can remain unchanged, it being possible to vary the free object distance and the electron voltage nevertheless during operation of the electron-optical apparatus.
Abstract:
An electon-optical device comprises a magnetic circuit (1) which is shaped as a closed coil and is made of a ferromagnetic material having a good magnetic permeability, the magnetic circuit (1) including an internal core (2), an external lateral part (3) and butt-end jaws (4, 5). The inner hollow of the magnetic circuit (1) houses an exciting winding (13) which encircles the internal core (2) and which is common for all the electromagnetic lenses of the device. The inner core (2) of the magnetic circuit (1), being also common for all the electromagnetic lenses of the device, is shaped as an elongated hollow cylinder provided with annular grooves (16) on its outer surface. The annular grooves (16), together with the adjacent parts of the inner core (2) placed on both sides of each of the annular grooves (16), are forming the poles of the electromagnetic lenses, the number of which is equal to that of the electromagnetic lenses in the device.
Abstract:
본 발명의 일 실시예로써, 입체형 코일 구조를 갖는 자기장 발생 소자 및 이러한 소자를 제조하기 위한 방법이 제공될 수 있다. 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 입체형 코일 구조를 갖는 자기장 발생 소자는 기판 및 기판 상에 형성된 소정 크기의 선폭을 갖는 나선형의 입체형 헬름홀츠(helmholz) 코일을 포함하고, 기판 상에서 나선형으로 형성된 헬름홀츠 코일에 인가된 전류에 의하여 기판과 평행한 방향으로 자기장이 발생될 수 있다.