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Particle beam irradiating apparatus having charge suppressing device which applies a bias voltage between a change suppressing particle beam source and the specimen
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1989-02-16
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Granted: 1990-07-03
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Expires: 2009-02-16
Abstract
Abstract A particle beam irradiating apparatus including a particle beam irradiating device for irradiating a charged particle beam such as ions or electrons to a specimen. A charged particle source is included for irradiating an electron beam to the specimen which is positively charged or an ion beam to the specimen which is negatively charged so as to neutralize the specimen, and a voltage supply is include for applying a bias voltage difference not more than 10 V between the charged particle source and the specimen. As the specimen is not charged with a high voltage, the specimen does not break down. The particle beam irradiating apparatus is effectively used in an electron microscope, an electron beam lithography system, an ion implanter, an ion microprobe analyzer, a secondary ion mass spectrometer.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuhiko Sakai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-02 19:35
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J37/00; H01J37/02; H01J37/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus comprising: a particle beam irradiating means for irradiating a charged particle beam to a specimen; a charge suppressing means having a charged particle source for irradiating a negatively charged particle beam to the specimen and an electrode for extracting the negatively charged particle beam from the charge suppression means towards the specimen; and a voltage supply for applying a bias voltage difference between the charged particle source and the specimen, wherein the absolute value of said bias voltage difference is not more than 10 V.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus comprising: a particle beam irradiating means for irradiating a charged particle beam to a specimen; a charge suppressing means having a charged particle source for irradiating a negatively charged particle beam to the specimen and an electrode for extracting the negatively charged particle beam from the charge suppression means towards the specimen; and a voltage supply for applying a bias voltage difference between the charged particle source and the specimen, wherein the absolute value of said bias voltage difference is not more than 10 V.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said charged particle beam is an electron beam.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said charged particle beam is an ion beam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising an electric field generating means for generating an electric field across the negatively charged particle beam in order to bend the negatively charged particle beam so the negatively charged particle beam does not reach the specimen straight from the charged particle source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising a magnetic field generating means for generating a magnetic field across the negatively charged particle beam in order to bend the negatively charged particle beam so the negatively charged particle beam does not reach the specimen straight from the charged particle source.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
93 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus comprising: a particle beam irradiating means for irradiating an ion beam which is selected by a mass spectrometer to a specimen; a charge suppressing means having a charged particle source for irradiating a negatively charged particle beam and an electrode for extracting the negatively charged particle beam from the charge suppression means towards the specimen; and a voltage supply for applying a bias voltage difference between the charged particle source and the specimen, wherein the absolute value of the bias voltage difference is not more than 10 V.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus comprising: a particle beam irradiating means for irradiating an ion beam which is selected by a mass spectrometer to a specimen; a charge suppressing means having a charged particle source for irradiating a negatively charged particle beam and an electrode for extracting the negatively charged particle beam from the charge suppression means towards the specimen; and a voltage supply for applying a bias voltage difference between the charged particle source and the specimen, wherein the absolute value of the bias voltage difference is not more than 10 V.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus as defined in claim 6, further comprising an electric field generating means for generating an electric field across the negatively charged particle beam in order to bend the negatively charged particle beam so the negatively charged particle beam does not reach the specimen straight from the charged particle source.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
A particle beam irradiating apparatus as defined in claim 6, further comprising a magnetic field generating means for generating a magnetic field across the negatively charged particle beam in order to bend the negatively charged particle beam so the negatively charged particle beam does not reach the specimen straight from the charged particle source.
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