Patent ID: 6538254
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: G01N,H01J,Y10S

Abstract:
A specimen fabrication apparatus comprising:a vacuum chamber; a movable sample stage provided in said vacuum chamber and used for mounting a specimen substrate; an ion-beam irradiating optical system for irradiating an ion beam to said specimen substrate; a deposition-gas supplying source for supplying raw-material gas for creation of a deposition film to an area on said specimen substrate to which said ion beam is irradiated; a sample stage actuator for moving the sample stage to a position where the specimen substrate is irradiated by the ion beam so as to separate a micro-specimen from the specimen substrate; a specimen transferring unit for transferring said micro-specimen separated from said specimen substrate by irradiation of said ion beam to a specimen holder provided in said vacuum chamber for observation of said micro-specimen; and a micro-specimen fixing means for fixing said micro-specimen transferred to said specimen holder by said specimen transferring unit to-said specimen holder; wherein said sample stage actuator enables moving of said specimen holder into an area of irradiation by said ion beam for fixing of said micro-specimen to said specimen holder by said micro-specimen fixing means.