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US 2014/0306121 A1Published application
Ion sources, systems and methods
AssigneeCarl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
InventorsBilly W. Ward, John A. Notte, IV, Louis S. Farkas, III, Randall G. Percival, Raymond Hill, Klaus Edinger, Lars Markwort, Dirk Aderhold, Ulrich Mantz
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Abstract
Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.
Claims22
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A method, comprising:
- forming an electrically conductive tip of a gas field ion source when the gas field ion source is present within an ion microscope.
A system, comprising:
- a gas field ion source,
- wherein the system is configured so that:
- in a first mode, the system images the gas field ion source;
- and
- in a second mode, the gas field ion source interacts with a gas to generate an ion beam which interacts with a sample to generate particles which are detected to provide information regarding the sample.
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