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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of forming a sample from a capillary with high-pressure frozen material.SOLUTION: The method comprises: a step 102 of providing a high-pressure capillary with vitrified sample material at a temperature Tbelow the glass transition temperature T; a step 104 of cutting the capillary; a step of warming the capillary to a temperature Twithin the range from the temperature Tto the temperature Tinclusive; a step of cooling the capillary to a temperature Tbelow the temperature Tto extrude the material from the capillary; and a step of freeing a sample from the extruded sample material at a temperature below temperature T. From the thus extruded material, the sample may be cut in thin slices, e.g., by ion-beam milling.
Abstract:
A high resolution scanning electron microscope collects secondary Auger electrons through its objective lens to sensitively determine the chemical make-up with extremely fine positional resolution. The system uses a magnetic high resolution objective lens, such as a snorkel lens or a dual pole magnetic lens which provides an outstanding primary electron beam performance. The Auger electrons are deflected from the path of the primary beam by a transfer spherical capacitor. The primary beam is shielded, by a tube or plates, as it traverses the spherical capacitor to prevent aberration of the primary beam and the external wall of the shield maintains a potential gradient related to that of the spherical capacitor to reduce aberration of the primary electron beam. The coaxial configuration of the primary electron beam and the collected secondary electron beam allows the Auger image to coincide with the SEM view.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of forming a vitrified sample on a sample holder (112) for inspection in an electron microscope (100, 106).SOLUTION: It is known to spray a solution on a grid and then immerse the grid in a cryogenic liquid, such as ethane or liquid nitrogen. The invention proposes to spray (via a metal needle 118) small droplets of the liquid on a cryogenic surface (112), such as a sample holder or a grid in a vacuum. The liquid forms vitrified sample material (200, 202) when hitting the surface because of the low temperature of the sample holder or the grid. A lamella may be excavated from the thus formed sample material, to be studied in a TEM, or the vitrified sample material may be directly observed in a SEM. In an embodiment, the material may be sprayed on a cryogenic liquid, to be scooped from the liquid and placed on a grid.
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The present invention provides an inductively coupled, magnetically enhanced ion beam source, suitable to be used in conjunction with probe-forming optics to produce an ion beam without kinetic energy oscillations induced by the source.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method used for obtaining a depth-resolved image from a sample with a charged-particle microscope without the need for multiple times of measurement at various beam energy values.SOLUTION: A method of examining a sample using a charged-particle microscope comprises the steps of: mounting the sample on a sample holder; using a particle-optical column to direct a special radiation beam onto a surface of the sample, thereby producing an interaction that causes radiation emitted from the sample; using a detector arrangement to detect at least a portion of the emitted radiation; recording an output Oof the detector arrangement as a function of the emission angle θof the emitted radiation measured relative to an axis normal to the surface of the sample, thus compiling a measurement data set M={(O, θ)} for a plurality of values of θ; and using a computer processing apparatus to automatically deconvolve the measurement data set M to resolve it into a result set R={(V, L)}.
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:提供一种用于利用带电粒子显微镜从样品获得深度分辨图像的方法,而不需要在各种能量值下进行多次测量。 解决方案:使用带电粒子显微镜检查样品的方法包括以下步骤:将样品安装在样品架上; 使用粒子 - 光学柱将特殊的辐射束引导到样品的表面上,从而产生引起从样品发射的辐射的相互作用; 使用检测器装置来检测所发射的辐射的至少一部分; 记录检测器装置的输出O n SB>,作为相对于所测量的发射辐射的发射角θ n SB>的函数 轴的垂直于样品的表面,从而编制测量数据集M =ä(O n SB>,θ n SB>}} 对于多个θ n SB>的值; 并且使用计算机处理装置自动地去卷积测量数据集M以将其解析成结果集R =ä(V k SB>,L k SB>)}。 版权所有(C)2013,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a silicon drift diode detector for use in a charged particle apparatus available even for high count rate measurement.SOLUTION: A detector comprises: a SDD 200; an amplifier 206; and a feedback element in a form of, for example, a resistor 208 or a diode, switchably connected to the output of the amplifier 206. When the feedback element is selected via a switch 209, the detector 206 operates in a current measurement mode for determining electron current. When the feedback element is not selected, the detector 206 operates in a pulse height measurement mode for determining the energy of X-ray quanta.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and structure of adjusting the magnetic field distribution at the incident side and exit side end caps of a mass filter in an E×B mass filter.SOLUTION: Magnetic resistance of a magnetic flux in a return path can be changed by providing a plurality of magnetic shims in a slot provided in the outer diameter of the incident side and exit side end caps, and further providing a plurality of magnetic plug shims in a circular magnetic flux dam surrounding the incident side and exit side apertures. When compared with the conventional adjustment method of an electromagnet, the advantages of adjusting the magnetic field fully mechanically include high reliability, simplification, low cost and saving of power consumption. In order to generate a magnetic field of mass separation, any one of a permanent magnet or an electromagnet can be used.