JP5179175B2 - 誘導駆動プラズマ光源 - Google Patents

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JP5179175B2
JP5179175B2 JP2007520498A JP2007520498A JP5179175B2 JP 5179175 B2 JP5179175 B2 JP 5179175B2 JP 2007520498 A JP2007520498 A JP 2007520498A JP 2007520498 A JP2007520498 A JP 2007520498A JP 5179175 B2 JP5179175 B2 JP 5179175B2
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スミス,ドナルド・ケイ
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
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    • H05G2/001Production of X-ray radiation generated from plasma
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/62Lamps with gaseous cathode, e.g. plasma cathode
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05HPLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/24Generating plasma
    • H05H1/46Generating plasma using applied electromagnetic fields, e.g. high frequency or microwave energy
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2229/00Details of cathode ray tubes or electron beam tubes
    • H01J2229/70Electron beam control outside the vessel
    • H01J2229/703Electron beam control outside the vessel by magnetic fields
    • H01J2229/7031Cores for field producing elements, e.g. ferrite

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US10/888,955 US7199384B2 (en) 2004-07-09 2004-07-09 Inductively-driven light source for lithography
US10/888,795 US7307375B2 (en) 2004-07-09 2004-07-09 Inductively-driven plasma light source
US10/888,434 2004-07-09
US10/888,434 US7183717B2 (en) 2004-07-09 2004-07-09 Inductively-driven light source for microscopy
US10/888,955 2004-07-09
US10/888,795 2004-07-09
PCT/US2005/024095 WO2006017119A2 (en) 2004-07-09 2005-07-07 Inductively-driven plasma light source

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