Abstract:
A charged particle energy analyser has a magnetic lens such as a snorkel-type lens and a source for directing ionising radiation onto a specimen causing charged particles to be emitted from its surface. The specimen is immersed in the magnetic imaging field of the magnetic lens so that particles having energies in a predetermined energy range are brought to a focus, the energies of the focussed particles being analysed by an energy analyser. An electrode arrangement is provided for enabling the magnetic imaging field of the magnetic lens to utilise unfocussed particles to cause charge neutralisation of the specimen. Alternatively, charged particles from a source are subjected to an electric field which is transverse to the optical axis of the magnetic lens and are guided onto the specimen by the magnetic imaging field of the magnetic lens.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method of irradiating low-energy electrons that has the steps of irradiating a primary electron beam from a primary electron beam irradiation portion onto a secondary electron emission portion to emit a secondary electron beam, accelerating the emitted secondary electron beam, removing high-energy components from that accelerated secondary beam, and decelerating the secondary electron beam without the high-energy components into a focus. And there is also disclosed an apparatus for irradiating low-energy electron that has a primary electron beam irradiating section, a secondary electron emitting section which receives the primary electron beam and emits a secondary electron beam, a secondary electron beam accelerating section, energy analyzing section which removes high-energy components from the accelerated secondary electron beam, to obtain low-energy secondary electrons, and deceleration section for decelerating the low-energy secondary electrons into a focus.
Abstract:
A photoelectron spectrometer includes a target, an electron gun, a crystal plate, a spectrum-analyzer and a detector. The target and the sample to be inspected are aligned with a reference line. The electron gun is positioned on the coaxially line with respect to the reference axis. The crystal plate is arranged in a circular region with respect to the reference axis, so that X-ray beams emitted from the target are omnidirectionally irradiated to the sample surface in an electron shower form. The sensitivity of the photoelectron spectrometer is increased.
Abstract:
In an Auger electron spectrometer for use in analyzing a surface of an object by the use of Auger electrons resulting from impingement of an electron beam, an electron gun comprises an electron beam source for generating the electron beam and an electron lens system for guiding the electron beam towards the surface. The electron lens system comprises a combination of a condenser lens and a permanent magnet member nearer to the surface than the condenser lens. The permanent magnet member may comprise either a plurality of permanent magnet pieces radially and azimuthally spaced apart from one another or a single permanent magnet piece. An ion gun may be disposed in the vicinity of the electron gun to generate an ion beam oblique to the electron beam and substantially concurrent with the electron beam on the surface. Magnetic pole pieces may be attached to each permanent magnet piece and bypassed to control a magnetic field generated by each permanent magnet piece. Each permanent magnet piece may be coated with a combination of a nonmagnetic film and a magnetic film. Anyway, the electron gun can be disposed in an inner cylindrical space of an inner cylindrical electrode member when the electron spectrometer is of a cylindrical mirror type.
Abstract:
An ionization source is disclosed for use with mass spectrometers and electron capture species detectors having an ionization light source excited so as to illuminate a fluid sample which flows past the light source whereby electrons are photoelectrically generated by a light source. Means are also provided to accelerate the photoelectrons and to extract heavy ions generated by the accelerated photoelectrons from the fluid sample. Further means are provided to focus the extracted heavy ions so that they may be detected. Also included is a means to maintain a vacuum between the light source and the sample and the detector.