JP5745757B2 - 二重装着光学系を備えた荷電粒子光学系 - Google Patents
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102 排気可能チャンバ
104 空間
106 装着体
108 部分
110 キャリア
112 第1試料ホルダ
114 第1試料
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- 荷電粒子光学系であって、
当該荷電粒子光学系の動作中に多数の試料のうちの特定の1つを収容する空間を備えた排気可能チャンバ;
動作中に多数の試料のうちの特定の1つを収容する空間を備えた排気可能チャンバを有する荷電粒子光学系と併用される装着体であって、
前記装着体は一部を前記空間に対して制御可能に出入りできるように案内する案内手段を有し、
前記一部は前記チャンバ外部から運ばれるキャリアを第1試料ホルダへ取り付けること、又は、前記第1試料ホルダから前記キャリアを取り外して前記チャンバ内部から前記キャリアを取り除くことを可能にするように備えられ、かつ
前記キャリアは前記試料のうちの第1試料を収容するように備えられている、
装着体;並びに、
前記第1試料ホルダ又は前記試料のうちの第2試料が上に設けられている第2試料ホルダを取り外し可能なように収容するため、及び、当該荷電粒子光学系の動作中に前記第1試料ホルダ又は前記試料のうちの第2試料が上に設けられている第2試料ホルダを位置設定するために壁内に存在するインターフェース;
を有する荷電粒子光学系。 - 前記装着体は真空ロードロックを有し、
前記一部はグリッパを有し、
前記案内手段は、前記キャリアへ着脱するように移動するときに、前記グリッパを案内するように備えられ、かつ
前記案内手段は、当該荷電粒子光学系内でかつ前記空間外部の引っ込んだ位置に前記グリッパを固定できるように、前記真空ロードロック及びグリッパを機械的に係合する係合手段を有する、
請求項1に記載の荷電粒子光学系。 - 前記係合手段は鍵及び該鍵と一致する案内チャネルを有し、
前記鍵は前記グリッパ及び真空ロードロックのうちの一の上に設けられ、かつ
前記案内チャネルは前記グリッパ及び真空ロードロックのうちの他の中に設けられる、
請求項2に記載の荷電粒子光学系。
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