JP6310920B2 - 高ビーム電流および低ビーム電流の両方を用いた、高解像度イメージングのための二重レンズ銃電子ビーム装置 - Google Patents
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- 電子ビームを生成するための電子銃であって、前記電子銃が、
電子を放出するための電子放出システムと、
前記電子放出システムからの前記電子を集束して電子ビームを形成するための第一の磁気銃レンズと、
前記第一の磁気銃レンズによって集束された前記電子ビームを通すビーム制限アパーチャと、
前記ビーム制限アパーチャを通った後の前記電子ビームを集束するための第二の磁気銃レンズと、
前記第1の磁気銃レンズをオンし、前記第2の磁気銃レンズをオフする高ビーム電流モードと、前記第1の磁気銃レンズをオフし、前記第2の磁気銃レンズをオンする低ビーム電流モードに前記電子銃を切り替えるコントローラと、
を備え、前記高ビーム電流モードでは前記第1の磁気銃レンズの励起を第一の範囲にわたって非線形に変化させ、前記低ビーム電流モードでは前記第2の磁気銃レンズの励起を前記第一の範囲よりも狭い第二の範囲にわたって線形に変化させる、電子銃。 - 前記電子放出システムが、エミッタ先端、抽出電極および陽極を備える、請求項1に記載の電子銃。
- 前記第一の銃レンズが第一の磁極片および少なくとも一つのコイルを備える、請求項1に記載の電子銃。
- 前記第二の銃レンズが第二の磁極片および少なくとも一つのコイルを備える、請求項1に記載の電子銃。
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