摘要 |
The present invention provides an exposure apparatus which includes a projection optical system that projects a pattern of a reticle onto a substrate, and exposes the substrate through the projection optical system and a liquid, the apparatus including a recovery unit which includes a recovery path connected to a recovery port, and is configured to reduce a pressure in the recovery path to recover the liquid, supplied to a space between the projection optical system and the substrate, through the recovery port and the recovery path, and a heating unit which is disposed in the recovery path, and configured to heat the liquid recovered through the recovery port and the recovery path. |