SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ATOMIC ABSORPTION DURING A SURFACE MODIFICATION PROCESS

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16531342

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A processing system monitors and/or controls a surface modification process occurring on a substrate within a processing chamber. An optical processing module having a light emission submodule to output a generated light signal and an optical detection submodule to detect a resultant light signal, is connected via fiber optic cables to light illuminating and light receiving components located within the chamber. A processor determines an amount of atomic absorption by an atomic element encountered by a probing beam passing between the illuminating and receiving components, based on the intensity of the generated light signal, the intensity of the received light signal and optionally the spontaneous emission of the atomic element in the absence of illumination by a probing beam. Based on the determined amount, the system derives a plurality of parameters of the modified substrate, their spatial and temporal uniformity, and information about process conditions in the processing chamber.

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ACCUSTRATA INC11900 PARKLAWN DRIVE SUITE 203 ROCKVILLE MD 20852

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ATANASOFF, George Washington, US 4 59
METTING, Christopher Rockville, US 3 5
VON, BREDOW Hasso McLean, US 4 5

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