Abstract:
Disclosed is an observation apparatus and method using an electron beam, capable of measuring information regarding a crystal structure in a specimen (such as information regarding stress and strain in the specimen) with high sensitivity and high resolution from an electron beam diffraction image obtained by irradiating the specimen with an electron beam. An observation method according to the invention includes: a step of mounting a specimen on a specimen stage; an enlarged image acquiring step of irradiating a predetermined area in the specimen with an electron beam while scanning the electron beam, and acquiring an enlarged image of a specimen internal structure in the predetermined area in the specimen by using the electron beam passed through the specimen; a diffraction image acquiring step of irradiating a specific portion included in the predetermined area in the specimen with the electron beam and acquiring a diffraction image including information of a crystal structure in the specimen in the specific portion in the specimen, formed by the electron beam diffracted in the specimen; a crystal structure information extracting step of extracting information of the crystal structure in the specimen from the diffracted image acquired in the diffraction image acquiring step; and a superimposing and displaying step of displaying the information of the crystal structure in the specimen extracted in the crystal structure information extracting step so as to be superimposed on the enlarged image acquired in the enlarged image acquiring step. The observation method according to the invention can obtain information of the crystal structure in a specimen with high sensitivity and high resolution.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a solution business for serving high speed and diversified analysis work/result and apparatus maintenance, and provides a function to control the apparatus of a customer and analysis organization with a common command through a network. The analysis organization provides the work involving high level operation and apparatus maintenance, and the interpretation and analysis of the acquired data. The customer participates to the analysis work on line through the video conference. The charge system corresponding to the analysis apparatus and operation content is set in a host computer of the network, the charge is presented to the customer on line as the analysis work proceeds, and the final cost is collected through a bank. Furthermore, the host computer is provided with a library function that stores the past data and literatures for viewing.