Patent ID: 7385206
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: G01N,H01J

Abstract:
1. A sample processing apparatus comprising: a probe; probe moving means for moving the probe such that the probe is brought into contact with a part of a sample; adhering means for adhering the probe to the part of the sample; ion beam generation means for irradiating the sample with an ion beam to separate the part of the sample from a remaining body of the sample; detection means for detecting a signal emitted from the sample in response to irradiation with an ion beam generated by the ion beam generation means; and temperature controlling means for controlling temperatures of the probe and the sample individually to prevent a temperature change of the part of the sample when the probe is bought into contact with the part of the sample and when the sample is irradiated with an ion beam by the ion beam generation means, wherein the emitted signal is secondary electrons or secondary ions, and the detection means includes a first detector for detecting the secondary electrons and a second detector for detecting the secondary ions.