摘要:
A high energy electron beam apparatus is provided having a cathode assembly for operation within a high temperature environment. The assembly associated with the cathode is subjected to high temperature generated by the cathode and associated excitation source. More specifically, this invention is directed to the support assembly associated with and about the cathode which includes sealed conductors with insulation means provided thereabout and also means for supporting and positioning a bolt type cathode accurately with respect to the assembly.
摘要:
The electron beam B is projected on work W, usually in the atmosphere outside of the chamber where the beam is generated, through a plurality of aperture members 11, 13, 15, 17. The holes in the aperture members are as small as practicable to suppress the feedback of air into the chamber. The beam B is focussed in regions 85 and 87 (FIG. 3) with reference to the aperture members so as to preclude damage to the members by impingement of the beam on the walls of the holes through which the beam passes. The beam current is varied in dependence on the demands of the work but the focus of the beam is maintained by bias resistor 115 (FIG. 1), without damage to the aperture member, by instantaneous change in the bias impressed on the beam by a control electrode G.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for electron beam welding metalic or nonmetallic materials under a normal pressure. Inert gas envelopes the beam at the point of beam emission and covers the front, rear, or both sides of the workpiece at the point of beam impingement.
摘要:
The invention relates to a particle-optical apparatus with a predetermined final vacuum pressure. To that end a vacuum chamber of said apparatus is via a first restriction connected to a volume where vapor or gas is present at a known pressure and via a second restriction to a vacuum pump. By making the ratio of the two conductances, associated with said restrictions, a calibrated ratio, the final pressure of the vacuum chamber is a predetermined final pressure. This eliminates the need for e.g. vacuum gauges and control systems, resulting in a more compact design of such apparatus.
摘要:
An interface, a scanning electron microscope and a method for observing an object that is positioned in a non-vacuum environment. The method includes: passing at least one electron beam that is generated in a vacuum environment through at least one aperture out of an aperture array and through at least one ultra thin membrane that seals the at least one aperture; wherein the at least one electron beam is directed towards the object; wherein the at least one ultra thin membrane withstands a pressure difference between the vacuum environment and the non-vacuum environment; and detecting particles generated in response to an interaction between the at least one electron beam and the object.
摘要:
The current invention includes methods and apparatuses for processing, that is, altering and imaging, a sample in a high pressure charged particle beam system. Embodiments of the invention include a cell in which the sample is positioned during high pressure charged particle beam processing. The cell reduces the amount of gas required for processing, thereby allowing rapid introduction, exhaustion, and switching between gases and between processing and imaging modes. Maintaining the processes gases within the cell protects the sample chamber and column from contact with the gases. In some embodiments, the temperature of the cell walls and the sample can be controlled.