METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING EUV OR SOFT X-RAY RADIATION BY MEANS OF ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PULSED DISCHARGES

The present invention relates to a method and device for generating optical radiation (18), in particular EUV radiation or soft x-rays, by means of electrically operated discharges. A plasma (15) is ignited in a gaseous medium between at least two electrodes (1, 2), wherein said gaseous medium is pr...

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Main Authors PRÜMMER, Ralf, KÜPPER, Felix, JONKERS, Jeroen, CONRADS, Ralf, BERGMANN, Klaus
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 18.09.2024
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X-RAY TECHNIQUE
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Summary:The present invention relates to a method and device for generating optical radiation (18), in particular EUV radiation or soft x-rays, by means of electrically operated discharges. A plasma (15) is ignited in a gaseous medium between at least two electrodes (1, 2), wherein said gaseous medium is produced at least partly from a liquid material (6), which is applied to one or several surface(s) moving in the discharge space and is at least partially evaporated by one or several pulsed energy beam(s)(9). At least two consecutive pulses (16) are applied within a time interval of each electrical discharge onto said surface(s). The delay between and/or the pulse energy of said consecutive pulses is controlled to stabilize the position of an emission center of the plasma (15).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120728991