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Charged particle beam apparatus

US11322331B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2020
Grant dateMay 3, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/28
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An imaging device images a sample holder held by a sample stage. At a front side (target side) of the imaging device, a light emitter device array and a mask array are provided. A plurality of light beams are generated by the light emitter device array. A plurality of center parts of the plurality of light beams are masked by the mask array. A plurality of shadows produced thereby are covered by a plurality of peripheral parts of the plurality of light beams.

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