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7622726 Dual neutron-gamma ray source  
A dual neutron-gamma ray source comprises a compact neutron generator, a shield, a collimator, and an internal gamma target. The shield surrounds the compact neutron generator. The collimator...
7622710 Optical manipulation system using a plurality of optical traps  
The present invention relates to an optical manipulation system ( 10 ) for generation of a plurality of optical traps for manipulation of micro-objects including nano-objects using electromagnetic...
7622709 Variable-ratio neutron-gamma ray source  
A variable-ratio neutron-gamma ray source comprises a neutron generator, a shield, a collimator, and an external gamma target. The neutron generator generates neutrons and the shield reduces...
7609002 Plasma accelerating apparatus and plasma processing system having the same  
A plasma accelerating apparatus and a plasma processing system, which efficiently elevate a drift velocity of a plasma beam and are simple to manufacture and simple in construction. A channel...
7592586 Mapping-projection-type electron beam apparatus for inspecting sample by using electrons reflected from the sample  
An apparatus capable of detecting defects of a pattern on a sample with high accuracy and reliability and at a high throughput, and a semiconductor manufacturing method using the same are provided....
7591858 Mirror optic for near-field optical measurements  
A mirror optic ( 10 ) is provided for near-field optical measurement of a specimen ( 1 ), wherein the mirror optic ( 10 ) has a reflector ( 11 ) with the shape of a paraboloid with a paraboloid...
7586102 Automated system for formulating radiopharmaceuticals  
The present invention provides automated systems for the purification of radioisotopes, the formulation of radiopharmaceuticals or both. In preferred embodiments the radioisotopes are produced by a...
7582858 Apparatus and method of moving micro-droplets using laser-induced thermal gradients  
Described are an apparatus and method of moving micro-droplets. A surface has a liquid phase thereon. In the liquid phase is a droplet. Focused at an edge of the droplet is a beam of light. The...
7579604 Beam stop and beam tuning methods  
A system, method, and apparatus for mitigating contamination associated with ion implantation are provided. An ion source, end station, and mass analyzer positioned between the ion source and the...
7564024 Methods and apparatus for assigning a beam intensity profile to a gas cluster ion beam used to process workpieces  
Embodiments of the invention describe methods and apparatus for assigning a beam intensity profile to a gas cluster ion beam and processing workpieces using a gas cluster ion beam. One embodiment...
7560687 Polarized neutron guide  
A polarized neutron guide for separating neutrons into polarized neutrons while minimizing loss of the neutrons is provided. The polarized neutron guide includes a body, the first space and the...
7554080 Entanglement processes and system  
The states of matter system ( 110 ) having only ones basis state that couples to an excited state can be entangled using measurements of photons during transitions from the excited state. High...
7550715 Fast atom bombardment source, fast atom beam emission method, and surface modification apparatus  
A positive electrode drive unit enables a positive electrode to be repeatedly rotated about the center of the positive electrode to vary a distance between the positive electrode and an atom...
7547899 Charged beam dump and particle attractor  
A system, method, and apparatus for mitigating contamination during ion implantation are provided. An ion source, end station, and mass analyzer positioned between the ion source and the end...
7547898 Particulate prevention in ion implantation  
A system and method for mitigating contamination in an ion implantation system is provided. The system comprises an ion source, a power supply operable to supply power to a filament and mirror...
7531818 Multiple room radiation treatment system  
The present invention refers to a radiation system ( 1 ) comprising an excentric gantry ( 100 ) arranged in connection with multiple treatment rooms ( 61 - 68 ) separated by radiation-shielding...
7530795 Fluid control mechanism  
A fluid control mechanism includes a laser irradiation control unit to control irradiation of a light beam generated by a laser generation unit, and a liquid tank, having at least one liquid...
7521674 Method for trapping uncharged multi-pole particles  
Apparatus and method for trapping uncharged multi-pole particles comprises a bound cavity for receiving the particles, and a multiplicity of electrodes coupled to the cavity for producing an...
7511263 Object separation device using optical method  
A method for separation of particles with different sizes. The method introduces radiation in a waveguide, coupled to a second guide in a coupling area, the radiation entraining all particles...
7504619 Energetic neutral particle lithographic apparatus and process  
An energetic neutral particle lithographic apparatus is disclosed for replicating sub-micron and nanoscale patterns including a source producing a beam of energetic neutral particles, comprising...
7501618 Deformation method of nanometer scale material using particle beam and nano tool thereby  
The present invention relates to a deformation method of nanometer-scale material using a particle beam and a nano-tool thereby. The deformation method of the nanometer-scale material using the...
7498565 Method of and system for selective cell destruction  
Method and apparatus for the ionization of living cells where an optical device ( 14 ) delivers an optical pulse having an optical field power which is modified locally by an optical field power...
7491928 Extended optical traps by shape-phase holography  
A method and system for establishing extended optical traps for commercial use. The method and system employs a diffractive optical element (DOE) to process a light beam wherein the DOE includes...
7488932 Apparatus for producing atomic beam  
An apparatus for producing an atomic beam comprising an ionization chamber, an ion beam drawing device, a neutralization chamber and a voltage regulating device is provided. The ionization chamber...
7485872 Large area, pico-second resolution, time of flight detectors  
A detector for detecting a particle is disclosed. The detector includes a charge emitter that emits a charge in response to receipt of the particle, an anode for receiving the emitted charge, and...
7482577 System and method of sorting materials using holographic laser steering  
The present invention employs a beam steering apparatus to isolate valuable cells from other cells, tissues, and contaminants. In one embodiment, the system balances optical trapping against...
7476851 Aerodynamic focusing of nanoparticle or cluster beams  
Guidelines for designing lenses or systems for aerodynamic focusing of nanoparticle or cluster beams. The design process may involve obtaining a relationship between particle size, operating...
7473890 Manipulation of objects in potential energy landscapes  
Holographic optical traps using the forces exerted by computer-generated holograms to trap, move and otherwise transform mesoscopically textured materials. The efficacy of the present invention is...
7470905 High Z material detection system and method  
A method and system for high Z substance revealing using muon detection technique is presented. Natural muon coordinate and incidence angle are measured above and below the interrogated volume. The...
7468510 Speedup in coordinate difference calculation  
A coordinate difference calculation apparatus of the present invention is a coordinate difference calculation apparatus for calculating a coordinate difference between an i-particle and a...
7459704 Ion source configuration for production of ionized clusters, ionized molecules and ionized mono-atoms  
Ion sources and methods for generating molecular ions in a cold operating mode and for generating atomic ions in a hot operating mode are provided. In some embodiments, first and second electron...
7459673 Atomic device  
A trapping position 30 is defined on a substrate 1 , and an electrode pattern 2 is formed on the substrate 1 , having a first pair of electrodes 21 including electrodes 22 and 23 formed...
7449679 System and method for manipulating and processing materials using holographic optical trapping  
A method and apparatus for manipulating particles (micro, nano, and pico) having one or more characteristics with an optical trap formed by modulating a laser beam with a Diffractive Optical...
7446325 Reflector for generating a neutral beam and substrate processing apparatus including the same  
Example embodiments of the present invention provide a reflector for generating a neutral beam and a substrate processing apparatus including the same. The reflector may include at least one...
7442927 Scanning ion probe systems and methods of use thereof  
Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure, among others, include scanning ion probe systems, methods of use thereof, scanning ion source systems, methods of use thereof, scanning ion probe...
7442924 Repetitive circumferential milling for sample preparation  
A method of sample extraction entails making multiple, overlapping cuts using a beam, such as a focused ion beam, to create a trench around a sample, and then undercutting the sample to free it....
7442919 Supercritical fluid jet method and supercritical fluid jet mass analysis method and device  
A supercritical fluid jet generating device ( 1 ) wherein a pulse valve ( 5 ) is used to supersonic-jet a mixture of a supercritical fluid and a non-volatile sample or a mixture of a supercritical...
7439526 Beam neutralization in low-energy high-current ribbon-beam implanters  
The fabrication of modern semiconducting integrated circuits often requires implantation steps that involve high currents of low-energy charged dopant atoms. When employing such beams, the addition...
7439492 Nondispersive neutron focusing method beyond the critical angle of mirrors  
This invention extends the Kirkpatrick-Baez (KB) mirror focusing geometry to allow nondispersive focusing of neutrons with a convergence on a sample much larger than is possible with existing KB...
7420182 Combined radio frequency and hall effect ion source and plasma accelerator system  
This invention features a combined radio frequency (RF) and Hall Effect ion source and plasma accelerator system including a plasma accelerator having an anode and a discharge zone, the plasma...
7417240 Apparatus for producing secondary electrons, a secondary electrode, and an acceleration electrode  
An apparatus includes a primary electrode and an acceleration electrode. The acceleration electrode or, alternatively, an additional secondary electrode contains a slot that extends obliquely...
7414240 Particle remover, exposure apparatus having the same, and device manufacturing method  
A particle remover includes an irradiation unit for irradiating plural lights onto a target from different directions, and for scanning the lights on the target, and a collector for collecting...
7411182 Reverse-taylor cone ionization systems and methods of use thereof  
Ionization systems, methods of using ionization systems, ion source systems, methods of using ion source systems, and methods of ionization, are described herein.
7408147 Nanoelectromechanical and microelectromechanical sensors and analyzers  
The present invention provides methods, devices and device components for detecting, sensing and analyzing molecules. Detectors of the present invention provide good detection sensitivity over a...
7402795 Particle sorting method  
A method for sorting particles, including: marking the particles to modify their optical index, placing the particles on a waveguide of a support, and injecting light radiation into the waveguide,...
7397026 Efficient electron transfer dissociation for mass spectrometry  
The present invention relates to, inter alia, methods and apparatuses for electron transfer dissociation (ETD) that vary the internal energy of precursor ions for ETD. The methods and apparatuses...
7388201 Radiation detector having coated nanostructure and method  
A radiation detector has an electron emitter that includes a coated nanostructure on a support. The nanostructure can include a plurality of nanoneedles. A nanoneedle is a shaft tapering from a...
7385192 Laser system for the ionization of a sample by matrix-assisted laser desorption in mass spectrometric analysis  
The invention relates to a laser system for the ionization of a sample by matrix-assisted laser desorption in mass spectrometric analysis. The invention consists in providing an adjustable laser...
7385183 Substrate processing apparatus using neutralized beam and method thereof  
In a substrate processing apparatus using a neutralized beam and a method thereof, the substrate processing apparatus includes: an ion source for emitting an ion beam at an emitting angle;...
7381943 Neutral particle beam processing apparatus  
The present invention relates to a neutral particle beam processing apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a neutral particle beam processing apparatus comprising a plasma...