Patent ID: 8901510

Claim:
A particle beam device, comprising: at least one first particle beam column, wherein the first particle beam column includes at least one first beam generator for generating a first particle beam and at least one first objective lens for focusing the first particle beam on an object, the first particle beam column having a first beam axis; at least one second particle beam column, wherein the second particle beam column includes at least one second beam generator for generating a second particle beam and at least one second objective lens for focusing the second particle beam on the object, the second particle beam column having a second beam axis; and at least one detector for detecting interacting particles or interacting radiation, a detection axis extending from the detector to the object, wherein the first beam axis of the first particle beam column and the second beam axis of the second particle beam column are situated in a first plane, wherein the first beam axis of the first particle beam column and the second beam axis of the second particle beam column define a first angle which is different from 0° and from 180°, wherein the detection axis of the detector and the first beam axis are situated in a second plane, and wherein the first plane and the second plane define a second angle having an absolute value in the range of 65° to 80°.