摘要 |
<p>A multi-element electrostatic chicane energy filter (300) , with the addition of electrostatic quadrupole and hexapole excitations to the dipole elements (302, 304, 306, 308). A charged particle energy filter according to the present invention with a combination of dipole, quadrupole, and hexapole elements capable of producing a line focus at an aperture (310) reduces space-charge effects and aperture damage. A preferred embodiment allows the filter to act as a conjugate blanking system. The energy filter is capable of narrowing the energy spread to result in a smaller beam.</p> |