Patent ID: 8637836
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: H01J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: an elongated member having a frontal and a distal end and a length axis, wherein said elongated member comprises a tubular section defining an axial cavity therewithin, directed along said length axis and having an orifice toward said distal end, wherein said frontal end is inserted vacuum sealing tight into a particle beam microscope (PBM), and said frontal end is capable to maneuver said tubular section; a bracing member for securing substantially in parallel with said length axis a high aspect ratio sample having a tip, wherein said bracing member is coupled to said elongated member in such position that said tip can be exposed to a particle beam of said PBM; and wherein said device is characterized as being a sample holder enabling examination of said high aspect ratio sample in said PBM by accommodating said high aspect ratio sample in said axial cavity.