IP Library Granted Patent US 9,872,372
Granted Patent B2
US 9,872,372 · App. 15/379,230 · Granted Jan 16, 2018

Extreme ultraviolet light generation device

Inventors: Atsushi Ueda (Oyama, JP); Shinji Nagai (Oyama, JP); Yoshifumi Ueno (Oyama, JP); Tamotsu Abe (Oyama, JP)
Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
H05G2/008G21K1/067
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Patent No.
US 9,872,372
App. No.
15/379,230
Granted
Jan 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An extreme ultraviolet light generation device is to generate extreme ultraviolet light by irradiating a target with a pulse laser beam and thereby turning the target into plasma. The device may include a chamber, a magnet configured to form a magnetic field in the chamber, and an ion catcher including a collision unit disposed so that ions guided by the magnetic field collide with the collision unit.

Claims (73)

1. An extreme ultraviolet light generation device for generating extreme ultraviolet light by irradiating a target with a pulse laser beam and thereby turning the target into plasma, comprising:

a chamber;

a magnet configured to form a magnetic field in the chamber; and

an ion catcher including a collision unit disposed so that ions guided by the magnetic field collide with the collision unit, wherein

the collision unit includes a plurality of collision surfaces disposed to be inclined with respect to the magnetic field.

2. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a collector mirror configured to reflect extreme ultraviolet light generated in the chamber and thereby concentrate the extreme ultraviolet light, wherein

the plurality of collision surfaces are disposed to be inclined toward an upstream side of the extreme ultraviolet light reflected by the collector mirror.

3. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the ion catcher includes a tubular member having a first end and a second end,

the first end has an opening in a direction along the magnetic field,

the collision unit is disposed between the first end and the second end, and

the collision unit includes first and second collision units disposed near the first end and the second end, respectively.

4. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the ion catcher includes a tubular member having a first end and a second end,

the first end has an opening in a direction along the magnetic field,

the collision unit is disposed between the first end and the second end, and

the ion catcher is configured to satisfy a relationship L/φ>3.55, where L is the length of the tubular member from the first end to the second end and φ is the maximum diameter of the opening of the tubular member.

5. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the ion catcher includes a tubular member having a first end and a second end,

the first end has an opening in a direction along the magnetic field,

the collision unit is disposed between the first end and the second end, and

the tubular member has a polygonally-columnar shape.

6. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the ion catcher includes a tubular member having a first end and a second end,

the first end has an opening in a direction along the magnetic field,

the collision unit is disposed between the first end and the second end,

the magnet is an electromagnet including a coil, and

at least a part of the tubular member is disposed in a bore of the coil.

7. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the ion catcher includes a tubular member having a first end and a second end,

the first end has an opening in a direction along the magnetic field,

the collision unit is disposed between the first end and the second end, and

at least a part of the tubular member is disposed to project outside from the chamber.

8. An extreme ultraviolet light generation device for generating extreme ultraviolet light by irradiating a target with a pulse laser beam and thereby turning the target into plasma, comprising:

a chamber;

a magnet configured to form a magnetic field in the chamber; and

an ion catcher including a collision unit disposed so that ions guided by the magnetic field collide with the collision unit; and

an exhaust pump, wherein

the ion catcher includes a tubular member having a first end and a second end,

the first end has an opening in a direction along the magnetic field,

the collision unit is disposed between the first end and the second end, and

the exhaust pump is connected between the first end and the second end to exhaust gas out of the tubular member.

9. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 8 , wherein the collision unit includes conical or polygonally-pyramidal surfaces.

10. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 8 , wherein

the collision unit includes first and second collision units disposed near the first end and the second end, respectively.

11. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 8 , wherein

the ion catcher is configured to satisfy a relationship L/φ>3.55, where L is the length of the tubular member from the first end to the second end and φ is the maximum diameter of the opening of the tubular member.

12. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 8 , wherein

the tubular member has a polygonally-columnar shape.

13. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 8 , wherein

the magnet is an electromagnet including a coil, and

at least a part of the tubular member is disposed in a bore of the coil.

14. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 8 , wherein

at least a part of the tubular member is disposed to project outside from the chamber.

15. An extreme ultraviolet light generation device for generating extreme ultraviolet light by irradiating a target with a pulse laser beam and thereby turning the target into plasma, comprising:

a chamber;

a magnet configured to form a magnetic field in the chamber; and

an ion catcher including a collision unit disposed so that ions guided by the magnetic field collide with the collision unit, wherein

the ion catcher includes a tubular member having a first end and a second end,

the first end has an opening in a direction along the magnetic field,

the collision unit is disposed between the first end and the second end, and

the tubular member has a tapered shape.

16. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 15 , wherein

the collision unit includes first and second collision units disposed near the first end and the second end, respectively.

17. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 15 , wherein

the ion catcher is configured to satisfy a relationship L/φ>3.55, where L is the length of the tubular member from the first end to the second end and φ is the maximum diameter of the opening of the tubular member.

18. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 15 , wherein the collision unit includes conical or polygonally-pyramidal surfaces.

19. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 15 , wherein

the magnet is an electromagnet including a coil, and

at least a part of the tubular member is disposed in a bore of the coil.

20. The extreme ultraviolet light generation device according to claim 15 , wherein

at least a part of the tubular member is disposed to project outside from the chamber.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2016
From: UEDA, ATSUSHI; NAGAI, SHINJI; UENO, YOSHIFUMI; ABE, TAMOTSU
To: GIGAPHOTON INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2014068582 · Jul 11, 2014
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