Counter pole with permanent magnets

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PATENT NO 11417493
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17127749

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A charged particle beam system can include a vacuum chamber, a specimen holder for holding a specimen within the vacuum chamber, and a charged particle column. The charged particle column can include a charged particle source for producing a beam of charged particles along an optical axis and a magnetic immersion lens for focusing the beam of charged particles. The magnetic immersion lens can include a first lens pole disposed adjacent a first surface of the specimen, an excitation coil surrounding the first lens pole, and a counterpole disposed adjacent a second surface of the specimen, the counterpole including one or more magnets disposed on the counterpole.

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Tůma, Lubomír Kanice, CZ 3 8

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