Swing objective lens

摘要

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) with a swing objective lens (SOL) reduces the off-aberrations to enhance the image resolution, and extends the e-beam scanning angle. The scanning electron microscope comprises a charged particle source, an accelerating electrode, and a swing objective lens system including a pre-deflection unit, a swing deflection unit and an objective lens, all of them are rotationally symmetric with respect to an optical axis. The upper inner-face of the swing deflection unit is tilted an angle θ to the outer of the SEM and its lower inner-face is parallel to the optical axis. A distribution for a first and second focusing field of the swing objective lens is provided to limit the off-aberrations and can be performed by a single swing deflection unit. Preferably, the two focusing fields are overlapped by each other at least 80 percent.

主权项

1. A system for tilting a charged particle beam focused by an immersion objective lens, comprising:
a pre-lens deflector above and adjacent to a magnetic field generated by the immersion objective lens, said pre-lens deflector deflecting the charged particle beam to a pre-determined angle; and a swing deflector, located inside said immersion objective lens, for swinging a magnetic lens generated by the immersion objective lens into the pre-determined angle, such that the charged particle beam is focused by the swung magnetic lens and bombards a specimen with the pre-determined angle.