Localized vacuum apparatus and method

Apparatus (10) generates a localized, non-contact vacuum seal at a selected process region (15) of a workpiece surface (13) and includes a vacuum body (42) with a workpiece-facing surface (44) having a plurality of concentric grooves (46a-d) and a central bore (52) through which a process energy bea...

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description Apparatus (10) generates a localized, non-contact vacuum seal at a selected process region (15) of a workpiece surface (13) and includes a vacuum body (42) with a workpiece-facing surface (44) having a plurality of concentric grooves (46a-d) and a central bore (52) through which a process energy beam (17) can be transmitted. The method of generating a localized vacuum seal includes placing the vacuum body (42) into selected proximity with the process region (15) of the workpiece surface (13), and differentially evacuating the grooves (46b-d), thereby defining differentially pumped vacuum chambers which reduce the influx of atmospheric particles to the process region (15). A selected control gas from source (24) is introduced into a vacuum body groove (46a) to further reduce the influx of atmospheric particles to the process region (15), and selected process gases can be introduced into the vacuum body (42) to react with the process beam (17).
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subjects APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT
CHEMISTRY
CINEMATOGRAPHY
CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING
COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL
COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING
DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL
ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTROGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL
MACHINE TOOLS
MATERIALS THEREFOR
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
METALLURGY
ORIGINALS THEREFOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES,e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICES
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PHYSICS
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
WELDING
WORKING BY LASER BEAM
title Localized vacuum apparatus and method
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