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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8013300
APP PUB NO 20090314939A1
SERIAL NO

12470316

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Disclosed herein are methods that include: (a) exposing a sample in a chamber to a first gas, where the first gas reacts with surface contaminants on the sample to form a second gas; (b) removing at least a portion of the second gas from the chamber; and (c) exposing the sample to a charged particle beam to cause a plurality of particles to leave the sample and detecting at least some of the plurality of particles. The charged particle beam can include particles having a molecular weight of 40 atomic mass units or less.

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CARL ZEISS NTS LLC615 SOUTH DUPONT HIGHWAY DOVER DE 19901-4517

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DiNatale, William Bedford, US 1 19
Farkas,, III Louis S Durham, US 24 787
Notte,, IV John A Gloucester, US 46 887
Scipioni, Lawrence Bedford, US 20 385
Stern, Lewis A Hollis, US 3 88
Ward, Billy W Merrimac, US 46 1989

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