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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2018
Jeol Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuru Kuramoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Ohori, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Aoshima, Tokyo, JP;
JEOL Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A scanning electron microscope having a charged particle device that processes a specimen using a charged particle beam, the scanning electron microscope includes: an electron source; a secondary-electron detector that detects secondary electrons generated from the specimen; a backscattered-electron detector that is disposed closer to the electron source than a detection surface of the secondary-electron detector to detect backscattered electrons generated from the specimen; a shielding plate for shielding a detection surface of the backscattered-electron detector; and a moving mechanism that moves the shielding plate. In a state where the shielding plate is moved by the moving mechanism so as to shield the detection surface of the backscattered-electron detector, the shielding plate is located between the detection surface of the backscattered-electron detector and the detection surface of the secondary-electron detector.