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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Applicant:
Andrew Maiden, Penrith, GB;
Inventor:
Andrew Maiden, Penrith, GB;
Assignee:
Phase Focus Limited, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/205 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/205 (2013.01); G01N 21/474 (2013.01); G01T 1/2914 (2013.01); G01N 21/8806 (2013.01); G01N 2223/645 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing image data for generating an image of a region of a target object. The method includes the steps of providing incident radiation, focusing the radiation downstream or upstream of a target object and via at least one detector located downstream of a focusing element, detecting an intensity of radiation scattered by the target object at an observation plane offset from a back focal plane associated with the focusing element.