Claims
- 1. A method for detecting and imaging a voltage signal present at least one measuring location of a specimen carrying a signal of a first frequency fs comprising the steps of:
- generating a primary particle beam using a scanning particle microscope;
- directing said primary particle beam at said measuring location, said primary particle beam generating a secondary particle beam including topography information emanating from said measuring location;
- detecting particles in said secondary particle beam;
- generating an electronic secondary particle signal including an unmodulated topography signal from the detected secondary beam particles;
- selecting one of said primary particle beam, said secondary particle beam or said secondary particle signal and modifying said selected one at a second frequency fb, wherein fb=fs, so that said secondary particle signal is given a signal component having a differential frequency df=fb-fs;
- demodulating said signal component of said secondary particle signal having said frequency df;
- adding said unmodulated topography signal to the demodulated signal component of said secondary particle signal having said frequency df to obtain an added result; and
- displaying the added result.
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 717,115, filed 3/28/85, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,745,362.
US Referenced Citations (16)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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| "Voltage Coding: Temporal Versus Spatial Frequencies," Lukianoff et al, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Apr. 1975. |
| "Image Formation in the Scanning of Electron Microscope," Newbury, Practical Scanning Electron Microscopy, Goldstein et al., pp. 95-116 (1975). |
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