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An ion beam irradiation apparatus which scans, when three axes that are orthogonal to each other at one point are taken as an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis, in a direction along the X-axis, an ion beam traveling in a direction along the Z-axis, and applies the ion beam onto a substrate held by a substrate holding surface of a holder, comprising:an irradiation angle setting motor which holds the holder, and sets an irradiation angle of the ion beam with respect to the substrate holding surface by rotating the holder around a center axis that is substantially parallel to the X-axis;a Y-axis linear motor which supports the irradiation angle setting motor, and causes the holder and the irradiation angle setting motor to ascend and descend in a direction along the Y-axis;a Z-axis linear motor which supports the Y-axis linear motor, and moves the holder, the irradiation angle setting motor and the Y-axis linear motor in the direction along the Z-axis; anda control unit which operation-controls synchronously the Y-axis linear motor and the Z-axis linear motor so that the substrate holding surface of the holder reciprocates and scans linearly along an S-axis that is substantially parallel to the substrate holding surface and substantially orthogonal to the X-axis. 2. An ion beam irradiation apparatus which scans, when three axes that are orthogonal to each other at one point are taken as an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis, in a direction along the X-axis, an ion beam traveling in a direction along the Z-axis, and applies the ion beam onto a substrate held by a substrate holding surface of a holder, comprising:an irradiation angle setting motor which holds the holder, and sets an irradiation angle of the ion beam with respect to the substrate holding surface by rotating the holder around a center axis that is substantially parallel to the X-axis;a Z-axis linear motor which supports the irradiation angle setting motor, and moves the holder and the irradiation angle setting motor in the direction along the Z-axis;a Y-axis linear motor which supports the Z-axis linear motor, and causes the holder, the irradiation angle setting motor and the Z-axis linear motor to ascend and descend in a direction along the Y-axis; anda control unit which operation-controls synchronously the Z-axis linear motor and the Y-axis linear motor so that the substrate holding surface of the holder reciprocates and scans linearly along an S-axis that is substantially parallel to the substrate holding surface and substantially orthogonal to the X-axis. 3. An ion beam irradiation apparatus which applies, when three axes that are orthogonal to each other at one point are taken as an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis, an ion beam that is long in the shape of a strip in a direction along the X-axis and travels in a direction along the Z-axis, onto a substrate held by a substrate holding surface of a holder, comprising:an irradiation angle setting motor which holds the holder, and sets an irradiation angle of the ion beam with respect to the substrate holding surface by rotating the holder around a center axis that is substantially parallel to the X-axis;a Y-axis linear motor which supports the irradiation angle setting motor, and causes the holder and the irradiation angle setting motor to ascend and descend in a direction along the Y-axis;a Z-axis linear motor which supports the Y-axis linear motor, and moves the holder, the irradiation angle setting motor and the Y-axis linear motor in the direction along the Z-axis; anda control unit which operation-controls synchronously the Y-axis linear motor and the Z-axis linear motor so that the substrate holding surface of the holder reciprocates and scans linearly along an S-axis that is substantially parallel to the substrate holding surface and substantially orthogonal to the X-axis. 4. An ion beam irradiation apparatus which applies, when three axes that are orthogonal to each other at one point are taken as an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis, an ion beam that is long in the shape of a strip in a direction along the X-axis and travels in a direction along the Z-axis, onto a substrate held by a substrate holding surface of a holder, comprising:an irradiation angle setting motor which holds the holder, and sets an irradiation angle of the ion beam with respect to the substrate holding surface by rotating the holder around a center axis that is substantially parallel to the X-axis;a Z-axis linear motor which supports the irradiation angle setting motor, and moves the holder and the irradiation angle setting motor in the direction along the Z-axis;a Y-axis linear motor which supports the Z-axis linear motor, and causes the holder, the irradiation angle setting motor and the Z-axis linear motor to ascend and descend in a direction along the Y-axis; anda control unit which operation-controls synchronously the Z-axis linear motor and the Y-axis linear motor so that the substrate holding surface of the holder reciprocates and scans linearly along an S-axis that is substantially parallel to the substrate holding surface and substantially orthogonal to the X-axis. 5. The ion beam irradiation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit operation-controls synchronously the Y-axis linear motor and the Z-axis linear motor so that: when the control unit causes the Y-axis linear motor to ascend along the Y-axis by the distance Δy, the relation of Δz=Δy tan θ is satisfied or the relation mathematically equivalent to this relation is satisfied; and when the control unit causes the Y-axis linear motor to descend along the Y-axis by the distance Δy, the relation of −Δz=Δy tan θ is satisfied or the relation mathematically equivalent to this relation is satisfied, in which θ represents an irradiation angle of the ion beam applied to the substrate, and Δz represents distance by which the Z-axis linear motor is moved along the Z-axis if the direction in which the ion beam travels is taken as a positive direction. 6. The ion beam irradiation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit operation-controls synchronously the Y-axis linear motor and the Z-axis linear motor so that: when the control unit causes the Y-axis linear motor to ascend along the Y-axis by the distance Δy, the relation of Δz=Δy tan θ is satisfied or the relation mathematically equivalent to this relation is satisfied; and when the control unit causes the Y-axis linear motor to descend along the Y-axis by the distance Δy, the relation of −Δz=Δy tan θ is satisfied or the relation mathematically equivalent to this relation is satisfied, in which θ represents an irradiation angle of the ion beam applied to the substrate, and Δz represents distance by which the Z-axis linear motor is moved along the Z-axis if the direction in which the ion beam travels is taken as a positive direction. 7. The ion beam irradiation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit operation-controls synchronously the Y-axis linear motor and the Z-axis linear motor so that: when the control unit causes the Y-axis linear motor to ascend along the Y-axis by the distance Δy, the relation of Δz=Δy tan θ is satisfied or the relation mathematically equivalent to this relation is satisfied; and when the control unit causes the Y-axis linear motor to descend along the Y-axis by the distance Δy, the relation of −Δz=Δy tan θ is satisfied or the relation mathematically equivalent to this relation is satisfied, in which θ represents an irradiation angle of the ion beam applied to the substrate, and 66 z represents distance by which the Z-axis linear motor is moved along the Z-axis if the direction in which the ion beam travels is taken as a positive direction. 8. The ion beam irradiation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit operation-controls synchronously the Y-axis linear motor and the Z-axis linear motor so that: when the control unit causes the Y-axis linear motor to ascend along the Y-axis by the distance Δy, the relation of Δz=Δy tan θ is satisfied or the relation mathematically equivalent to this relation is satisfied; and when the control unit causes the Y-axis linear motor to descend along the Y-axis by the distance Δy, the relation of −Δz=Δy tan θ is satisfied or the relation mathematically equivalent to this relation is satisfied, in which θ represents an irradiation angle of the ion beam applied to the substrate, and Δz represents distance by which the Z-axis linear motor is moved along the Z-axis if the direction in which the ion beam travels is taken as a positive direction.