Abstract:
An electron microscope includes: an optical system including an aberration correction device; and a control unit that controls the aberration correction device, wherein the control unit performs: processing for displaying, on a display unit, an image for designating a direction of aberration in superposition on an aberration pattern representing a state of aberration, processing for specifying the direction of aberration from the image that has been subjected to a rotation operation, and processing for controlling the aberration correction device to cause the aberration correction device to introduce an aberration in the specified direction.
Abstract:
A charged particle beam apparatus for scanning a specimen with a charged particle beam and acquiring a scan image. The charged particle beam apparatus including: an optical system that includes a pulse mechanism for illuminating the specimen with pulses of the charged particle beam, and a deflector that deflects the charged particle beam and scans the specimen with the deflected charged particle beam; and a control unit that controls the optical system. The control unit controls the optical system so as to satisfy T = n × t (n is a natural number). T represents a dwell time of the charged particle beam in each pixel of the scan image, and t represents a cycle of pulses of the charged particle beam.
Abstract:
A method for axial alignment of a charged particle beam relative to at least three stages of multipole elements and a charged particle beam system capable of making the axial alignment. Some parts of the orbit of the beam or the distributions of three astigmatic fields, or both, are simultaneously translated in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis such that astigmatisms of the same order and same type due to axial deviations between successive ones of the astigmatic fields cancel.
Abstract:
A method for axial alignment of a charged particle beam relative to at least three stages of multipole elements and a charged particle beam system capable of making the axial alignment. Some parts of the orbit of the beam or the distributions of three astigmatic fields, or both, are simultaneously translated in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis such that astigmatisms of the same order and same type due to axial deviations between successive ones of the astigmatic fields cancel.
Abstract:
An electron microscope includes: an optical system including an aberration correction device; and a control unit that controls the aberration correction device, wherein the control unit performs: processing for displaying, on a display unit, an image for designating a direction of aberration in superposition on an aberration pattern representing a state of aberration, processing for specifying the direction of aberration from the image that has been subjected to a rotation operation, and processing for controlling the aberration correction device to cause the aberration correction device to introduce an aberration in the specified direction.
Abstract:
A charged particle beam system has a charged particle beam source (110) for producing a charged particle beam (EB), a beam blanker (1) and a sample stage (130) on which a sample (S) is held. The sample (S) is irradiated with the beam (EB) passed through the beam blanker (1). The beam blanker (1) has a multistage deflector assembly (20) and a first apertured portion (30). Multiple stages of deflectors (20a, 20b, 20c) for deflecting the beam (EB) are arranged in the multistage deflector assembly (20). The first apertured portion (30) is disposed between the first stage of deflector (20a) and the second stage of deflector (20b) of the deflector assembly (20). The beam (EB) which has passed through the first aperture portion (30) after being deflected by the first stage of deflector (20a) is deflected back to an optical axis (OA) by the second and subsequent stages of deflectors (20a, 20b).
Abstract:
A sample holder capable of limiting X-rays accepted into an X-ray detector is provided. The sample holder is for use in an electron microscope equipped with a polepiece assembly and a semiconductor detector. The sample holder includes: a sample stage on which a sample is held; and a shield plate. When the sample stage has been introduced in the sample chamber of the electron microscope, the shield plate is located between the polepiece assembly and the semiconductor detector.