Ion sources, systems and methods
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1. A system, comprising:
- an ion source capable of interacting with a gas to generate an ion beam that can interact with a sample to cause multiple different types of particles to leave the sample; and
at least one detector configured to detect at least two different types of particles of the multiple different types of particles,wherein the multiple different types of particles are selected from the group consisting of secondary electrons, Auger electrons, secondary ions, secondary neutral particles, primary neutral particles, scattered ions and photons.
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Abstract
Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed.
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71 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an ion source capable of interacting with a gas to generate an ion beam that can interact with a sample to cause multiple different types of particles to leave the sample; and at least one detector configured to detect at least two different types of particles of the multiple different types of particles, wherein the multiple different types of particles are selected from the group consisting of secondary electrons, Auger electrons, secondary ions, secondary neutral particles, primary neutral particles, scattered ions and photons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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interacting an ion beam with a sample to cause multiple different types of particles to leave the sample; and detecting at least two different types of particles of the multiple different types of particles, wherein the multiple different types of particles are selected from the group consisting of secondary electrons, Auger electrons, secondary ions, secondary neutral particles, primary neutral particles, scattered ions and photons. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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20. A method, comprising:
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generating an ion beam by interacting a gas with a gas field ion source; interacting the ion beam with a sample to cause particles to leave the sample, the particles being selected from the group consisting of Auger electrons, secondary ions, secondary neutral particles, primary neutral particles, scattered ions and photons; and detecting at least some of the particles to determine information about the sample. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a gas field ion source capable of interacting with a gas to generate an ion beam that can interact with a sample to cause particles to leave the sample, the particles being selected from the group consisting of Auger electrons, secondary ions, secondary neutral particles, primary neutral particles, scattered ions and photons; and at least one detector configured so that, during use, the at least one detector detects at least some of the particles to determine information about the sample. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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