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A charged particle beam apparatus that emits charged particle beams onto a specimen and utilizes generated secondary charged particle beams, comprising:a charged particle beam generator that generates a plurality of charged particle beams;a primary optics system including at least one lens that makes the plurality of charged particle beams irradiate the specimen and a deflector that deflects the plurality of charged particle beams to scan the specimen;signal detectors that individually detect a plurality of secondary charged particle beams generated from a plurality of locations on the specimen by the irradiation of the plurality of charged particle beams;a secondary optics system that makes the plurality of secondary charged particle beams incident on the signal detectors;a stage onto which the specimen is loaded and which can carry the specimen;a display that displays images based upon outputs of the signal detectors; anda first adjuster that adjusts positions on a surface of the specimen which the plurality of charged particle beams irradiate,wherein a layout of a plurality of reference marks, each of which is corresponding to each of the plurality of charged particle beams, are provided on the stage; andthe first adjuster adjusts a position on the specimen, which each of the plurality of charged particle beams irradiates, based upon an image of each of the plurality of reference marks on the stage displayed on the display at a standstill during calibration, and measures a layout of the plurality of charged particle beams on the specimen, and carries out calibration of the plurality of charged particle beams at the same time. 2. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:a memory that stores an operating condition of at least one of the primary optics system, the signal detectors and the stage, determined based upon characteristics of the specimen,wherein the first adjuster adjusts positions on the specimen which the plurality of charged particle beams irradiate, referring to the stored operating condition. 3. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 1,wherein the operating condition is a move rate of the stage. 4. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 1,wherein the charged particle beam generator that generates the plurality of charged particle beams includes at least two charged particle beam selectors having at least each two apertures for passing each charged particle beam and a mechanical operation control unit that mechanically rotates the charged particle beam selector. 5. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 1,wherein the charged particle beam generator that generates the plurality of charged particle beams is provided with at least two charged particle beam selectors for passing each charged particle beam and further, a temperature control unit that is arranged in contact with the charged particle beam selector, configured by a member different in a thermal expansion coefficient from the charged particle beam selector and controls the temperature of the charged particle beam generator. 6. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:a second adjuster for adjusting positions on the signal detectors which the plurality of secondary charged particle beams irradiate. 7. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 6,wherein the second adjuster is an electromagnetic lens. 8. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:a memory that stores an operating condition of at least one of the primary optics system, the signal detectors and the stage, determined based upon characteristics of the specimen,wherein the first adjuster adjusts positions on the specimen which the plurality of charged particle beams irradiate, referring to the stored operating conditions. 9. A charged particle beam apparatus that emits charged particle beams onto a specimen and utilizes generated secondary charged particle beams, comprising:a charged particle beam generator that generates a plurality of charged particle beams;a primary optics system including one or more lens that makes the plurality of charged particle beams irradiate the specimen and a deflector that deflects the plurality of charged particle beams to scan the specimen;signal detectors that individually detect a plurality of secondary charged particle beams generated from a plurality of locations on the specimen by the irradiation of the plurality of charged particle beams;a secondary optics system that makes the plurality of secondary charged particle beams incident on the signal detectors;a stage onto which the specimen is loaded and which can carry the specimen;a display that displays images based upon outputs of the signal detectors; anda second adjuster that adjusts positions on the signal detectors which the plurality of secondary charged particle beams irradiate in order to maximize a secondary electron current detected by each of the signal detectors,wherein each of the signal detectors reaches a position coincides with a position of the signal detector for obtaining the maximum of the secondary electron current. 10. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 9,wherein the second adjuster is an electromagnetic lens. 11. A specimen inspection method of emitting charged particle beams onto a specimen on a movable stage and inspecting the specimen utilizing generated secondary charged particle beams, comprising the steps of:generating a plurality of charged particle beams;irradiating the stage by the plurality of charged particle beams using a primary optics system;making a plurality of secondary charged particle beams generated from a plurality of locations on the specimen reach signal detectors using a secondary optics system and individually detecting the plurality of secondary charged particle beams;displaying acquired images acquired by processing detection signals of the detected plurality of secondary charged particle beams on a display;measuring respective positions on the stage which the plurality of charged particle beams irradiate using the displayed acquired images;adjusting the primary optics system based upon the measured irradiated positions;forming a plurality of reference marks corresponding to each of the plurality of charged particle beams on the stage; and emitting each of the plurality of charged particle beams onto the corresponding plurality of reference marks, measuring a position which each of the plurality of charged particle beams irradiates using the acquired images of the plurality of reference marks and adjusting the primary optics system based upon each of the measured irradiated positions at a standstill during calibration;measuring a layout of the plurality of charged particle beams on the specimen; andcarrying out calibration of each of the plurality of charged particle beams at the same time. 12. The specimen inspection method according to claim 11, comprising the steps of:determining inspecting conditions of at least one of the primary optics system, the signal detectors and the stage based upon characteristics of the inspected specimen. 13. The specimen inspection method according to claim 12,wherein the inspecting conditions include a move rate of the stage. 14. The specimen inspection method according to claim 12, comprising the steps of:storing inspecting conditions determined based upon characteristics of the specimen on at least one of the primary optics system, the signal detectors and the stage; andadjusting the primary optics system based upon the stored inspecting conditions. 15. The specimen inspection method according to claim 14, comprising the steps of:measuring positions on the signal detectors which the plurality of secondary charged particle beams irradiate; andadjusting the positions on the signal detectors which the secondary charged particle beams irradiate based upon the measured results. 16. A charged particle beam apparatus that emits charged particle beams onto a specimen and utilizes generated secondary charged particle beams, comprising:a charged particle beam generator that generates a plurality of charged particle beams;a primary optics system including at least one lens that makes the plurality of charged particle beams irradiate the specimen and a deflector that deflects the plurality of charged particle beams to scan the specimen;signal detectors that individually detect a plurality of secondary charged particle beams generated from a plurality of locations on the specimen by the irradiation of the plurality of charged particle beams;a secondary optics system that makes the plurality of secondary charged particle beams incident on the signal detectors;a stage onto which the specimen is loaded and which can carry the specimen; anda display that displays images based upon outputs of the signal detectors,wherein when the number of the charged particle beams is set to n and a deflection width deflected by the deflector per charged particle beam is set to S, the specimen can be scanned by the plurality of charged particle beams in a state in which width F of a field-of-view acquired by the plurality of charged particle beams meets a condition of (2 n−1)SF(2 n+1)S. 17. The charged particle beam apparatus according to claim 16,wherein the condition is (n−1)S≦F≦(n+1)S.