Patent ID: 9443694
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H01J

Claim Text:
1. A charged particle beam apparatus comprising: a processor configured to have an image display screen, in an image display device, display a set of observation target setting buttons for changing an observation condition for a specimen, the observation condition comprising a combination of parameter setting values of the charged particle beam apparatus, wherein the processor controls the image display screen to display an observation condition characteristic indicator including a characteristic, indicated by three or more incompatible items, of an observation condition for each of the observation target setting buttons, wherein the processor responds to a selection of an observation target setting button by comparing a selected image to be observed corresponding to the selected observation target setting button with a standard image to be observed under a default observation condition so as to display a highlighted image corresponding to the selected image with emphasis on the difference between the selected image and the standard image, and wherein, the specimen is irradiated with a charged particle beam in accordance with the selected observation target setting button.