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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2024
Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh, Jena, DE;
Ramu Pradip, Heidenheim, DE;
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Jena, DE;
Abstract
Operating an ion beam source comprises operating the ion beam source in a beam generation mode and operating the ion beam source in a decontamination mode. Operating in beam generation mode includes generating an ion beam from ions emitted from a tip. Operating in decontamination mode includes supplying power to a heating wire to raise the temperature of the heating wire to a decontamination temperature, measuring a change over time of a physical property indicating a temperature of the heating wire while the power is supplied to the heating wire, and displaying an indication based on the measured change over time of the physical property and/or storing a change value based on the measure change over time of the physical property. The ion beam source comprises the heating wire, a metal reservoir mechanically connected to the heating wire, and the tip mechanically connected to the metal reservoir.
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