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Atmospheric pressure, elevated temperature gas desorption apparatus

US5482524A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1994
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2030/008
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An atmospheric pressure, elevated temperature gas desorption apparatus which enables quanitiative analysis of impurities absorbed in or on the surface of a solid sample (semiconductor wafer, optical disc, etc.) is disclosed. The atmospheric pressure, elevated temperature gas desorption apparatus for desorbing impurities absorbed in or on the surface of a plate-like solid sample 18 into a carrier gas 19 in a chamber 6 under an atmospheric pressure while increasing the temperature of the solid sample 18 includes a desorption room 7A provided in the chamber 6 and connected through to a first gas supply system 1 for supplying the carrier gas 19, for desorbing impurities absorbed in or on the surface of the solid sample 18 into the carrier gas 19. A sample support room 7B is provided in the chamber 6 and is separated from the desorption room 7A by a partition member 6A. The solid sample 18 is in close contact with the partition member 6A. A heater 8 for heating the solid sample 18 is in close contact with the partition member 6A. A reserve room 9 is connected to the sample support room 7B and to a second gas supply system 13 for supplying a purge gas.

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