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Electron-beam recording medium
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1986-07-16
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Granted: 1991-01-01
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Expires: 2006-07-16
Abstract
Abstract An electron beam recording medium with a coating, which is applied to a substrate, is sensitive to electron beam radiation and has an organic rare earth metal type phosphor, is suitable for the irreversible writing of information with low-intensity electron beams.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert A. Comberg
- 👤 Thomas A. Welker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:29
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B9/00; G11B9/10; G11B11/00; G11B11/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for recording and retrieving digital (binary coded) information by electron beam radiation comprising irradiating an electron beam sensitive recording element comprising a substrate provided with an electron beam sensitive coating comprising an organic rare earth metal phosphor having luminescent properties with an electron beam focussed on said sensitive coating and modulated in accordance with the information to be recorded thereby forming, at the irradiated spots of said coating, defects in which the luminescent properties of said phosphor are irreversibly destroyed, exerting said phosphor containing coating into luminescence and registering the amount of said luminescence as a function of its location in the phosphor containing electron beam sensitive coating thereby retrieving the thus recorded information.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for recording and retrieving digital (binary coded) information by electron beam radiation comprising irradiating an electron beam sensitive recording element comprising a substrate provided with an electron beam sensitive coating comprising an organic rare earth metal phosphor having luminescent properties with an electron beam focussed on said sensitive coating and modulated in accordance with the information to be recorded thereby forming, at the irradiated spots of said coating, defects in which the luminescent properties of said phosphor are irreversibly destroyed, exerting said phosphor containing coating into luminescence and registering the amount of said luminescence as a function of its location in the phosphor containing electron beam sensitive coating thereby retrieving the thus recorded information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the recorded information is retrieved by scanning the sensitive coating with an electron beam of an intensity too low to form said defects but sufficient to excite the phosphor into luminescence.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the recording and retrieving of information is carried out in a scanning electron microscope wherein an electron beam is produced focusable down to 5 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the thickness of the electron beam sensitive coating is smaller than or equal to the depth of penetration of the electrons.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the thickness of the electron beam sensitive coating is from 1-5 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the phosphor used in the electron beam sensitive coating is a rare earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein the rare earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid is the salt of a rare earth metal selected from the group consisting of europium, terbium, cerium and thulium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the organic rare earth metal phosphor is europium cinnamate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the electron beam sensitive coating is provided on a substrate made of an insulating material which substrate is provided on a side facing the electron beam sensitive coating with a coating of a transparent, electrically conductive layer or of an aluminum film.
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