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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Atul Gupta, Beverly, MA (US);
Joseph C. Olson, Beverly, MA (US);
Gregg A. Norris, Rockport, MA (US);
Atul Gupta, Beverly, MA (US);
Joseph C. Olson, Beverly, MA (US);
Gregg A. Norris, Rockport, MA (US);
Varian Semiconductor Associates, Inc., Gloucester, MA (US);
Abstract
A beam density measurement system includes a shield, a beam sensor, and an actuator. The beam sensor is positioned downstream from the shield in a direction of travel of a beam. The beam sensor is configured to sense an intensity of the beam, and the beam sensor has a long dimension and a short dimension. The actuator translates the shield relative to the beam sensor, wherein the shield blocks at least a portion of the beam from the beam sensor as the shield is translated relative to the beam sensor, and wherein measured values of the intensity associated with changes in a position of the shield relative to the beam sensor are representative of a beam density distribution of the beam in a first direction defined by the long dimension of the beam sensor.