Extreme ultraviolet source with magnetic cusp plasma control
US9544986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05G2/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laser-produced plasma extreme ultraviolet source has a buffer gas to slow ions down and thermalize them in a low temperature plasma. The plasma is initially trapped in a symmetrical cusp magnetic field configuration with a low magnetic field barrier to radial motion. Plasma overflows in a full range of radial directions and is conducted within a cone-shaped sheet to an annular beam dump.
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