Contamination barrier with expandable lamellas
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1. A contamination barrier configured to permit radiation from a radiation source to pass through and to capture debris from the radiation source, the contamination barrier comprising:
- a support structure;
a plurality of plate members arranged on the support structure and extending in a radial direction from an axis of the support structure; and
a shield configured to block at least part of the support structure from being hit by radiation or debris from the radiation source.
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Abstract
A contamination barrier configured to permit radiation from a radiation source to pass through and to capture debris from the radiation source. The contamination barrier includes a support structure, a plurality of plate members arranged on the support structure and extending in a radial direction from an axis of the support structure, and a shield configured to block at least part of the support structure from being hit by radiation or debris from the radiation source.
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1. A contamination barrier configured to permit radiation from a radiation source to pass through and to capture debris from the radiation source, the contamination barrier comprising:
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a support structure;
a plurality of plate members arranged on the support structure and extending in a radial direction from an axis of the support structure; and
a shield configured to block at least part of the support structure from being hit by radiation or debris from the radiation source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lithographic projection apparatus comprising:
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a radiation system configured to form a beam of radiation, the radiation system comprising;
a contamination barrier configured to permit radiation from a radiation source to pass through and to capture debris from the radiation source, the contamination barrier comprising a support structure, a plurality of plate members arranged on the support structure and extending in a radial direction from an axis of the support structure, and a shield configured to block at least part of the support structure from being hit by radiation or debris from the radiation source;
a support structure to support a patterning structure to be irradiated by a beam of radiation to pattern the beam of radiation;
a substrate support to support a substrate; and
a projection system to image an irradiated portion of the patterning structure onto a target portion of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of manufacturing an integrated structure by a lithographic process, the method comprising:
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generating radiation with a radiation source;
capturing debris from the radiation source using a contamination barrier comprising a support structure, a plurality of plate members arranged on the support structure and extending in a radial direction from an axis of the support structure, and a shield configured to block at least part of the support structure from being hit by radiation or debris from the radiation source;
patterning the radiation with a patterning structure; and
imaging the patterned radiation onto a target portion of a substrate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A radiation system comprising:
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a contamination barrier configured to permit radiation from a radiation source to pass through and to capture debris coming from the radiation source, the contamination barrier comprising a plurality of lamellas, the surface of the lamellas comprising a material; and
a collector configured to collect radiation from the contamination barrier, an optical surface of the collector comprising a material that is the same as the material of the surface of the lamellas.
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23. A lithographic projection apparatus comprising:
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a radiation system to form a beam of radiation, the radiation system comprising;
a contamination barrier configured to permit radiation from a radiation source to pass through and to capture debris coming from the radiation source, the contamination barrier comprising a plurality of lamellas, the surface of the lamellas comprising a material, and a collector configured to collect radiation from the contamination barrier, an optical surface of the collector comprising a material that is the same as the material of the surface of the lamellas;
a support structure to support a patterning structure to be irradiated by a beam of radiation to pattern the beam of radiation;
a substrate support to support a substrate; and
a projection system to image an irradiated portion of the patterning structure onto a target portion of the substrate.
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24. A method of manufacturing a device by a lithographic process, the method comprising:
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passing radiation from a radiation source through a contamination barrier comprising a plurality of lamellas, the surface of the lamellas comprising a material and the contamination barrier capturing debris from the radiation source;
collecting radiation from the contamination barrier with a collector, an optical surface of the collector comprising a material that is the same as the material of the surface of the lamellas;
patterning radiation from the collector; and
projecting the patterned radiation onto a target portion of a substrate.
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