WO2021001932A1 - 電子線装置及び電子線装置の制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electron beam device typified by an electron microscope, and in particular, an ultra-high vacuum having a vacuum degree higher than an ultra-high vacuum of 10-6 to 10-8 Pa in an electron gun chamber in which an electron gun is arranged Regarding the technology to evacuate to.
- An electron microscope which is an example of an electron beam device, is used for observing various samples having a fine structure, and is used for dimensional measurement and defect inspection of a pattern formed on a semiconductor wafer, especially in the manufacturing process of a semiconductor device.
- the electron beam device in order to stabilize the amount of electrons of the electron beam emitted from the electron gun, it is required to improve the degree of vacuum in the electron gun chamber in which the electron gun is arranged.
- Patent Document 1 describes an exhaust inducer that induces gas exhaust by IP in an ultra-high vacuum exhaust device including a sputter ion pump (IP) and a non-evaporable getter (NEG) pump. Is disclosed to supply. In particular, when the IP is temporarily stopped and then restarted in an extremely high vacuum state, the vacuum vessel or the like is vibrated by an ultrasonic vibrator to release the gas adsorbed on the surface of the member and supplied as an exhaust inducer. Is disclosed.
- IP sputter ion pump
- NEG non-evaporable getter
- the gas released as an exhaust inducer may include hydrogen gas, which is the main component, and gas that is difficult to exhaust by an IP or NEG pump, resulting in an extremely high vacuum state after the IP is restarted. It may take a long time to reach it. If it takes a long time to reach the extremely high vacuum state after restarting the IP, for example, when replacing the electron gun, the downtime of the electron beam device becomes long, which hinders the manufacturing process of the semiconductor device.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a control method for an electron beam device and an electron beam device that reduces the time required for the electron gun chamber to which the sputter ion pump and the non-evaporation getter pump are connected to reach an extremely high vacuum state. And.
- the present invention is an electron beam apparatus comprising an electron gun chamber for arranging an electron gun that emits an electron beam and connecting a sputter ion pump and a non-evaporation getter pump. It is characterized by further including a gas supply unit that supplies at least one gas of oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide to the electron gun chamber.
- the present invention is a control method of an electron beam apparatus including an electron gun chamber in which an electron gun that emits an electron beam is arranged and a sputter ion pump and a non-evaporation getter pump are connected. It is characterized by having a gas supply step of supplying at least one gas of carbon oxide and carbon dioxide to the electron gun chamber.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a control method for an electron beam device and an electron beam device that reduces the time required for the electron gun chamber to which the sputter ion pump and the non-evaporation getter pump are connected to reach an extremely high vacuum state. it can.
- the electron beam device is a device for observing and processing a sample by irradiating the sample with an electron beam, and there are various devices such as a scanning electron microscope and a scanning transmission electron microscope.
- a scanning electron microscope for observing a sample using an electron beam will be described.
- the scanning electron microscope includes an electron gun chamber 100, a focusing / deflection chamber 110, a sample chamber 120, and a control unit 130.
- an electron gun 101 that emits an electron beam is arranged, and a sputter ion pump 102 and a non-evaporation getter pump 103 are connected.
- the electron gun chamber 100 is exhausted to an extremely high vacuum having a vacuum degree higher than that of an ultra high vacuum of 10-6 to 10-8 Pa.
- the sputter ion pump 102 is also called an IP (sputter Ion Pump)
- the non-evaporable getter pump 103 is also called a NEG (Non-Evaporable Getter Pump) pump.
- the electron gun chamber 100 is also connected to a gas supply unit 104 that supplies at least one of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide, and an auxiliary pump (not shown).
- the auxiliary pump is a pump that evacuates from atmospheric pressure, for example, a dry pump or a turbo molecular pump. The detailed configuration of the electron gun chamber 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the focusing / deflection chamber 110 is evacuated by the first pump 112 and differentially exhausted from the electron gun chamber 100 connected via the first opening 111.
- the first pump 112 for example, a sputter ion pump or the like is used.
- a focusing lens and a deflector (not shown) are arranged in the focusing / deflection chamber 110, and the electron beam emitted from the electron gun 101 is focused or deflected.
- the sample chamber 120 is evacuated by the second pump 122, and is differentially exhausted from the focusing / deflection chamber 110 connected via the second opening 121.
- the second pump 122 for example, a turbo molecular pump or the like is used.
- a sample table 124 on which the sample 123 is placed is arranged in the sample chamber 120, and the electron beam focused / deflected in the focusing / deflection chamber 110 irradiates the sample 123. Secondary electrons and backscattered electrons emitted from the sample 123 by irradiation with an electron beam are detected by a detector (not shown) arranged in the focusing / deflection chamber 110.
- the control unit 130 is a device that controls each part of the scanning electron microscope, and is configured by, for example, a computer.
- the control unit 130 generates and displays an observation image based on the signal output by the detector.
- the electron gun chamber 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the electron gun 101 arranged in the electron gun chamber 100 is an electron source that emits an electron beam.
- a thermoelectron source that emits thermoelectrons by heating or a field emission electron that emits electrons by applying a high voltage. Source etc.
- the electron beam emitted from the electron gun 101 is accelerated by an acceleration voltage applied to an acceleration electrode (not shown).
- the sputter ion pump 102 In the sputter ion pump 102, electrons reciprocating between the cathodes while spirally moving by an electric field and a magnetic field ionize gas molecules, and the getter action of a clean vapor-deposited film formed by the atoms of the cathode sputtered by the ionized gas It is a pump that exhausts gas.
- An IP power supply 105 is connected to the spatter ion pump 102, and a high voltage for forming an electric field is applied.
- the gas In the sputter ion pump 102, the gas is exhausted by capturing the ionized gas inside the cathode.
- an exhaust action is generated by ionization of gas, so that the smaller the residual gas, that is, the higher the degree of vacuum, the lower the exhaust speed, and the ultimate vacuum degree is an ultra-high vacuum of 10-8 Pa.
- the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is a pump that exhausts gas by capturing gas approaching the surface by heating and cleaning a metal having high chemical reactivity with gas, such as titanium or zirconium, in an ultra-high vacuum. is there.
- the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is provided with a NEG heating unit 106 for heating. Further, a NEG power supply 107 is connected to the NEG heating unit 106, and electric power for heating the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is supplied.
- the electron gun chamber 100 reaches the ultra-high vacuum by operating the non-evaporation getter pump 103 by supplying electric power from the NEG power supply 107 in a state where the ultra-high vacuum is reached by the vacuum exhaust of the sputter ion pump 102.
- the non-evaporation getter pump 103 can maintain a high exhaust speed even in an ultra-high vacuum, it can reach an extremely high vacuum having a higher vacuum degree than the ultra-high vacuum, but the amount of gas captured is limited by the size of the surface area. Therefore, the operating time is limited. That is, the exhaust speed of the non-evaporative getter pump 103 decreases due to long-term use or use at a low degree of vacuum. For example, when replacing the electron gun 101, the non-evaporative getter pump 103 continues to operate from the time when the sputter ion pump 102 is temporarily stopped until it is restarted, and the exhaust speed decreases as the operation time becomes longer. It takes a long time to reach the extremely high vacuum.
- the time required to reach the extremely high vacuum becomes long. ..
- the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is operated by supplying gas that is easily exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 or the non-evaporation getter pump 103 to the electron gun chamber 100 and restarting the sputter ion pump 102 in a short time. Does not reduce the exhaust speed. If the exhaust speed of the non-evaporation getter pump 103 does not decrease, the time to reach the extremely high vacuum can be reduced.
- the gas supply unit 104 supplies at least one of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide, which is easily exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 and the non-evaporation getter pump 103, to the electron gun chamber 100.
- the gas supply unit 104 of this embodiment has a gas generation source 201, a heating unit 202, and a heating power supply 203. Each part will be described below.
- the gas generation source 201 is a member that generates at least one of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.
- the material of the gas generation source 201 is the same as that of the non-evaporation getter pump 103 so that the gas generated from the gas generation source 201 becomes a gas that can be easily exhausted by the non-evaporation getter pump 103.
- the surface area of the gas source 201 is smaller than that of the non-evaporative getter pump 103 so that the amount of gas generated from the gas source 201 is less than the exhaust allowance of the non-evaporative getter pump 103. Is desirable.
- the heating unit 202 is a heater that heats the gas generation source 201, and raises the temperature of the gas generation source 201 until the temperature at which the gas is generated is reached.
- the heating unit 202 heats the gas generation source 201 to generate gas when the gas is not exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 even though a high voltage is applied from the IP power supply 105.
- the heating power supply 203 is a power source that supplies electric power to the heating unit 202, and the heating unit 202 heats the gas generation source 201 when the electric power is supplied.
- the amount of electric power supplied to the heating unit 202 is adjusted based on the control by the control unit 130 and the operation by the operator.
- the sputter ion pump 102 can be restarted in a short time when the electron gun 101 is replaced. That is, when the sputter ion pump 102 does not restart even though the IP power supply 105 applies a high voltage, power is supplied from the heating power supply 203 to the heating unit 202 to heat the gas generation source 201. To. Then, the sputter ion pump 102 is restarted in a short time by the gas generated by heating the gas generation source 201, so that the exhaust speed of the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is maintained.
- hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide generated from the gas generation source 201 are gases that are easily exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 and the non-evaporative getter pump 103, so that the exhaust speed of the non-evaporative getter pump 103 can be maintained. As a result, the time required to reach the extremely high vacuum can be reduced.
- Example 1 it has been described that the gas for restarting the sputter ion pump 102 is generated by heating the gas generation source 201.
- the gas generation source 201 is irradiated with light to generate gas for restarting the sputter ion pump 102. Since the overall configuration of the scanning electron microscope is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the electron gun chamber 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Similar to the first embodiment, the electron gun 101 is arranged in the electron gun chamber 100, and the sputter ion pump 102, the non-evaporation getter pump 103, and the gas supply unit 104 are connected. The electron gun 101, the sputter ion pump 102, and the non-evaporation getter pump 103 are the same as in the first embodiment.
- the gas supply unit 104 of this embodiment has a gas generation source 201, a light source 301, and a transmission window 303. Since the gas generation source 201 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the light source 301 and the transmission window 303 will be described.
- the light source 301 is a device that irradiates light 302 for generating gas from the gas generation source 201, and is, for example, an LED (Light Emission Diode).
- the light 302 emitted from the light source 301 to the gas generation source 201 is preferably selected appropriately according to the material of the gas generation source 201.
- the material of the gas generation source 201 is calcium carbonate or carboxylic acid
- the light source 301 irradiates infrared rays.
- calcium carbonate or carboxylic acid is irradiated with infrared rays, chemical changes occur due to heating and carbon dioxide is generated.
- a material that generates at least one of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide by irradiation with ultraviolet rays may be used as the gas generation source 201.
- the light source 301 irradiates the gas generation source 201 with light 302 to generate gas when the gas is not exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 even though a high voltage is applied from the IP power supply 105.
- a lens for focusing the light 302 may be arranged between the light source 301 and the gas generation source 201. Further, the area irradiated with the light 302 may be controlled by moving the position of the lens along the axial direction of the light 302. Further, the position where the light 302 is irradiated may be controlled by changing the direction of the light source 301.
- the amount of gas generated from the gas generation source 201 can be adjusted by controlling the area and position where the light 302 is irradiated. The amount of gas generated may be adjusted by controlling the output of the light source 301. The amount of gas generated is adjusted based on the control by the control unit 130 and the operation by the operator.
- the transmission window 303 is a member that transmits light 302 from the light source 301 and seals the vacuum of the electron gun chamber 100. It is preferable to use a material having a high transmittance of light 302 for the transmission window 303. When the light source 301 is arranged in the electron gun chamber 100, the transmission window 303 may not be provided.
- the sputter ion pump 102 can be restarted in a short time as in the first embodiment. That is, when the sputter ion pump 102 does not restart even though the IP power supply 105 applies a high voltage, the light source 301 irradiates the light 302 to generate gas from the gas generation source 201. Then, the sputter ion pump 102 is restarted in a short time by the gas generated from the gas generation source 201, so that the exhaust speed of the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is maintained.
- hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide generated from the gas generation source 201 are gases that are easily exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 and the non-evaporative getter pump 103, so that the exhaust speed of the non-evaporative getter pump 103 can be maintained. As a result, the time required to reach the extremely high vacuum can be reduced.
- gas is generated by irradiation with light 302
- the amount of gas generated for restarting the sputter ion pump 102 can be adjusted more quickly.
- Example 1 the gas generation source 201 is heated, and in Example 2, the gas generation source 201 is irradiated with light 302 to generate gas for restarting the sputter ion pump 102.
- the gas generation source 201 is irradiated with charged particles to generate gas for restarting the sputter ion pump 102. Since the overall configuration of the scanning electron microscope is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the electron gun chamber 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Similar to the first embodiment, the electron gun 101 is arranged in the electron gun chamber 100, and the sputter ion pump 102, the non-evaporation getter pump 103, and the gas supply unit 104 are connected. The electron gun 101, the sputter ion pump 102, and the non-evaporation getter pump 103 are the same as in the first embodiment.
- the gas supply unit 104 of this embodiment has a gas generation source 201, a charged particle source 501, and an acceleration power source 502. Since the gas generation source 201 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the charged particle source 501 and the acceleration power source 502 will be described.
- the charged particle source 501 is a device that irradiates charged particles for generating gas from the gas generation source 201, and is an electron source such as an electron gun.
- the charged particle source 501 irradiates the gas generation source 201 with charged particles, for example, electrons to gas when the gas is not exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 even though a high voltage is applied from the IP power supply 105. To generate.
- An electromagnetic lens for focusing the charged particles may be arranged between the charged particle source 501 and the gas generation source 201. Further, a deflector for deflecting the charged particles may be arranged. The amount of gas generated from the gas generation source 201 can be adjusted by controlling the area and position where the charged particles are irradiated. The amount of gas generated may be adjusted by controlling the output of the charged particle source 501.
- the acceleration power supply 502 is a circuit that applies a voltage between the charged particle source 501 and the gas generation source 201.
- the voltage applied by the acceleration power source 502 accelerates the charged particles emitted from the charged particle source 501. That is, the amount of gas generated from the gas generation source 201 can also be adjusted by controlling the voltage applied by the acceleration power supply 502.
- the amount of gas generated is adjusted based on the control by the control unit 130 and the operation by the operator.
- FIG. 6 in order to use the electron gun 101 instead of the charged particle source 501 of FIG. 5, the position of the gas generation source 201 is changed and the deflector 601 is provided. That is, the electron beam emitted from the electron gun 101 is deflected by the deflector 601 and irradiates the gas generation source 201 arranged close to the optical axis 602 of the electron beam.
- An electrostatic deflector or an electromagnetic deflector is used as the deflector.
- the electron gun 101 and the deflector 601 operate when the gas is not exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 even though a high voltage is applied from the IP power supply 105, and irradiates the gas generation source 201 with an electron beam. To generate gas.
- the sputter ion pump 102 can be restarted in a short time as in the first and second embodiments. That is, when the sputter ion pump 102 does not restart even though the IP power supply 105 applies a high voltage, charged particles are irradiated from the charged particle source 501 or electron beams are irradiated from the electron gun 101. Gas is generated from the gas generation source 201 by the electric charge. Then, the sputter ion pump 102 is restarted in a short time by the gas generated from the gas generation source 201, so that the exhaust speed of the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is maintained.
- hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide generated from the gas generation source 201 are gases that are easily exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 and the non-evaporative getter pump 103, so that the exhaust speed of the non-evaporative getter pump 103 can be maintained. As a result, the time required to reach the extremely high vacuum can be reduced.
- Examples 1 to 3 it has been described that the gas for restarting the sputter ion pump 102 is generated from the gas generation source 201 and supplied to the electron gun chamber 100. In this embodiment, the supply of gas for restarting the sputter ion pump 102 from the gas cylinder will be described. Since the overall configuration of the scanning electron microscope is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the electron gun chamber 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. Similar to the first embodiment, the electron gun 101 is arranged in the electron gun chamber 100, and the sputter ion pump 102, the non-evaporation getter pump 103, and the gas supply unit 104 are connected. The electron gun 101, the sputter ion pump 102, and the non-evaporation getter pump 103 are the same as in the first embodiment.
- the gas supply unit 104 of this embodiment has a gas cylinder 701, a pipe 702, and a valve 703.
- the gas cylinder 701 is a container for enclosing any gas of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, or carbon dioxide, and is connected to the electron gun chamber 100 via a pipe 702 and a valve 703.
- the gas sealed in the gas cylinder 701 is supplied to the electron gun chamber 100 through the pipe 702 when the valve 703 is opened. That is, the valve 703 is opened when the gas is not exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 even though the high voltage is applied from the IP power supply 105, and the gas is supplied from the gas cylinder 701 to the electron gun chamber 100. Further, the amount of gas supplied to the electron gun chamber 100 is adjusted by the degree of opening of the valve 703. The degree of opening of the valve 703 is adjusted based on the control by the control unit 130 and the operation by the operator.
- the sputter ion pump 102 can be restarted in a short time as in the first to third embodiments. That is, when the sputter ion pump 102 does not restart even though the IP power supply 105 applies a high voltage, the valve 703 is opened to supply gas from the gas cylinder 701 to the electron gun chamber 100. .. Then, the sputter ion pump 102 is restarted in a short time by the supplied hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, or carbon dioxide gas, so that the exhaust rate of the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is maintained.
- the gas supplied from the gas cylinder 701 is a gas that is easily exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 or the non-evaporative getter pump 103, the time required to reach the extremely high vacuum is maintained along with the maintenance of the exhaust speed of the non-evaporative getter pump 103. Can be reduced.
- the gas supply unit 104 including the gas cylinder 701, the pipe 702, and the valve 703 may be a single set as shown in FIG. 7, or a plurality of sets may be connected to the electron gun chamber 100, respectively. Is also good.
- Examples 1 to 4 it has been described that the gas supply unit 104 is connected to the electron gun chamber 100.
- the gas supplied from the gas supply unit 104 is used for restarting the sputter ion pump 102. Therefore, in this embodiment, it will be described that the gas supply unit 104 is arranged in the vicinity of the sputter ion pump 102. Since the overall configuration of the scanning electron microscope is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the electron gun chamber 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the electron gun 101 is arranged and the sputter ion pump 102, the non-evaporation getter pump 103, and the gas supply unit 104 are connected as in the first to fourth embodiments.
- the gas supply unit 104 is arranged in the vicinity of the sputter ion pump 102. More specifically, the gas supply unit 104 is arranged at a position closer to the sputter ion pump 102 than the non-evaporative getter pump 103. With such an arrangement, the gas supplied from the gas supply unit 104 can reach the sputter ion pump 102 without being captured by the non-evaporative getter pump 103 arranged at a position farther than the sputter ion pump 102.
- the sputter ion pump 102 can be restarted in a shorter time. That is, when the sputter ion pump 102 does not restart even though the IP power supply 105 applies a high voltage, gas is supplied from the gas supply unit 104 arranged in the vicinity of the sputter ion pump 102. Then, the supplied gas reaches the sputter ion pump 102 without being captured by the non-evaporation getter pump 103, so that the sputter ion pump 102 can be restarted in a shorter time.
- the exhaust speed of the non-evaporative getter pump 103 is maintained, coupled with the fact that the gas supplied from the gas supply unit 104 is not captured by the non-evaporative getter pump 103. Further, since the gas supplied from the gas supply unit 104 is a gas that is easily exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 or the non-evaporation getter pump 103, the exhaust speed of the non-evaporation getter pump 103 is maintained and the vacuum is increased to an extremely high vacuum. The arrival time can be reduced.
- Examples 1 to 5 it has been described that the gas supply unit 104 supplies gas when the sputter ion pump 102 does not restart even though the IP power supply 105 applies a high voltage.
- the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply unit 104 is controlled based on the ionization current flowing through the sputter ion pump 102. Since the overall configuration of the scanning electron microscope is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the electron gun chamber 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the electron gun 101 is arranged and the sputter ion pump 102, the non-evaporation getter pump 103, and the gas supply unit 104 are connected as in the first to fifth embodiments.
- This embodiment differs from Examples 1 to 5 in that the ammeter 901 is provided in the sputter ion pump 102 and that the control unit 130 controls the gas supply unit 104 based on the measured value of the ammeter 901. is there.
- the ammeter 901 measures the ionization current flowing through the sputter ion pump 102 to which a high voltage is applied by the IP power supply 105.
- the ionization current is a current generated when the gas ionized by the sputter ion pump 102 spatters the cathode or is captured by the cathode, and serves as a guide for gas exhaust by the sputter ion pump 102. That is, when the ionization current measured by the ammeter 901 exceeds a predetermined threshold value, it can be determined that the sputter ion pump 102 has restarted.
- the control unit 130 controls the gas supply unit 104 based on the measured value of the ammeter 901. Specifically, when the IP power supply 105 is applying a high voltage to the sputter ion pump 102, if the measured value of the ammeter 901 is less than the threshold value, the control unit 130 causes the gas supply unit 104 to supply gas. If the measured value exceeds the threshold value, the gas supply is stopped. By such control, the gas supplied from the gas supply unit 104 can be suppressed to the minimum amount required for restarting the sputter ion pump 102. Further, since the gas supply amount of the gas supply unit 104 is suppressed to the minimum, the non-evaporation getter pump 103 does not need to be operated excessively.
- the control unit 130 stops the electron beam irradiation from the electron gun 101 based on the instruction from the operator.
- the control unit 130 turns off the IP power supply 105 in order to suspend the sputter ion pump 102 based on the instruction from the operator.
- the control unit 130 turns on the IP power supply 105 in order to restart the sputter ion pump 102 based on the instruction from the operator.
- the control unit 130 determines whether or not the sputter ion pump 102 has restarted, that is, whether or not the exhaust by the sputter ion pump 102 has restarted, based on the measured value of the ammeter 901. If the exhaust by the sputter ion pump 102 is not restarted, the process proceeds to S1006, and if it is restarted, the process proceeds to S1007.
- the control unit 130 supplies gas from the gas supply unit 104 to the electron gun chamber 100. If gas has already been supplied, the amount of gas supplied may be increased.
- control unit 130 stops the supply of gas from the gas supply unit 104 to the electron gun chamber 100. If gas is not supplied, this step is skipped.
- the above processing flow it is possible to reduce the time required for the electron gun chamber 100 to reach the extremely high vacuum when the electron gun 101 is replaced. That is, since the sputter ion pump 102 can be restarted while suppressing the amount of gas supplied from the gas supply unit 104 to the minimum, the non-evaporation getter pump 103 does not need to be operated excessively. As a result, the exhaust speed of the non-evaporative getter pump 103 is maintained, and the supplied gas is a gas that is easily exhausted by the sputter ion pump 102 or the non-evaporative getter pump 103, and the time required to reach the extremely high vacuum is reduced. it can.
- the plurality of examples of the electron beam apparatus of the present invention have been described above.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the components can be modified and embodied without departing from the gist of the invention.
- a plurality of components disclosed in the above examples may be appropriately combined. Further, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above embodiment.
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制御部130が、操作者からの指示に基づいて、電子銃101からの電子線照射を停止させる。
制御部130が、操作者からの指示に基づいて、スパッターイオンポンプ102を一時停止させるためにIP用電源105をオフにする。
操作者が電子銃101を交換する。
制御部130が、操作者からの指示に基づいて、スパッターイオンポンプ102を再起動させるためにIP用電源105をオンにする。
制御部130は、電流計901の計測値に基づき、スパッターイオンポンプ102が再起動したか否か、すなわちスパッターイオンポンプ102による排気が再開したか否かを判定する。スパッターイオンポンプ102による排気が再開していなければS1006へ処理が進み、再開していればS1007へ処理が進む。
制御部130は、ガス供給部104から電子銃室100へガスを供給させる。なお、すでにガスが供給されている場合は、ガスの供給量を増加させても良い。
制御部130は、ガス供給部104から電子銃室100へのガスの供給を停止させる。なお、ガスが供給されていない場合は、本ステップはスキップされる。
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- 電子線を放出する電子銃が配置されるとともに、スパッターイオンポンプと非蒸発ゲッターポンプが接続される電子銃室を備える電子線装置であって、
水素、酸素、一酸化炭素、二酸化炭素の少なくともいずれかのガスを前記電子銃室に供給するガス供給部をさらに備えることを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項1に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記ガスを発生するガス発生源を有することを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項2に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス発生源は、前記ガスを吸蔵する合金であることを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項3に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記合金は前記非蒸発ゲッターポンプと同じ材料であって、
前記合金の表面積は前記非蒸発ゲッターポンプの表面積よりも小さいことを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項2に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス発生源は、水素化物、酸化物、炭酸化物、水酸化物のいずれかであることを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項2に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記ガス発生源を加熱する加熱源をさらに有することを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項2に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記ガス発生源に光を照射する光源をさらに有することを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項7に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス発生源は炭酸カルシウム又はカルボン酸であって、
前記光源は赤外線を照射することを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項2に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記ガス発生源に荷電粒子を照射する荷電粒子源をさらに有することを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項1に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記ガスを封入するガスボンベと、前記ガスボンベと前記電子銃室との間に接続されるバルブとを有することを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項1に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記非蒸発ゲッターポンプよりも前記スパッターイオンポンプに近い位置に配置されることを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項1に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記スパッターイオンポンプは、電離電流を計測する電流計を有し、
前記ガス供給部は、前記電流計の計測値に基づいて制御されることを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項12に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記電流計の計測値に基づいて、前記スパッターイオンポンプによる排気がなされていないと判定される場合には前記ガスを供給し、前記スパッターイオンポンプによる排気がなされていると判定される場合には前記ガスの供給を停止することを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 請求項13に記載の電子線装置であって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記スパッターイオンポンプによる排気がなされていると判定されるまで、前記ガスの供給量を増加させることを特徴とする電子線装置。 - 電子線を放出する電子銃が配置されるとともに、スパッターイオンポンプと非蒸発ゲッターポンプが接続される電子銃室を備える電子線装置の制御方法であって、
水素、酸素、一酸化炭素、二酸化炭素の少なくともいずれかのガスを前記電子銃室に供給するガス供給ステップを有することを特徴とする制御方法。
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