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Apparatus for irradiating a specimen by an electron beam

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OSTI ID:6168325
A specimen chamber in which a specimen to be irradiated by an electron beam is evacuated by an evacuation device is described. The evacuation device includes a nonvaporative bulk getter vacuum pump and an oil rotary pump. The oil rotary pump is used for evacuating the specimen chamber from the atmospheric pressure to 10/sup -1/ to 10/sup -2/ torr, while the nonvaporative bulk getter vacuum pump is used for continuously evacuating the specimen chamber to 10/sup -5/ to 10/sup -6/ torr. The steady vacuum of 10/sup -5/ to 10/sup -6/ torr is maintained by only the nonvaporative bulk getter vacuum pump.
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd.
Patent Number(s):
US 4139774
OSTI ID:
6168325
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English