EXPOSURE APPARATUS, LIQUID HOLDING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

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APP PUB NO 20160124320A1
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14991561

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An exposure apparatus includes a first member disposed at least in a part of a periphery of an optical path of the exposure light, and has a first face that faces an upper face of the object through a first gap and holds the liquid between the upper face of the object and the first face, a second member disposed at an outer side of the first face with respect to the optical path and has a second face facing the upper face of the object through a second gap, a first supply port disposed at an outer side of the second face and supplies a fluid, and a first suction port disposed between the first face and the second face, and suctions at least part of gas in an outer space of the second member via a gap between the second face and the upper face of the object.

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NIKON CORPORATIONTOKYO

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Nagasaka, Hiroyuki Kumagaya-shi, JP 178 2571

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