PATTERNING DEVICE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF THERMALLY CONDITIONING A PATTERNING DEVICE

A patterning device cooling system for thermally conditioning a patterning device of a lithographic apparatus, wherein the patterning device in use, is being irradiated by exposure radiation, wherein the patterning device cooling system comprises: a thermal conditioner configured to thermally condit...

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Hauptverfasser: HAKKI ERGÜN CEKLI, FRANK JOHANNES JACOBUS VAN BOXTEL, JEAN-PHILIPPE XAVIER VAN DAMME, RICHARD JOHANNES FRANCISCUS VAN HAREN, GÜNES NAKIBOGLU
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Zusammenfassung:A patterning device cooling system for thermally conditioning a patterning device of a lithographic apparatus, wherein the patterning device in use, is being irradiated by exposure radiation, wherein the patterning device cooling system comprises: a thermal conditioner configured to thermally condition the patterning device; and a controller configured to control the thermal conditioner to thermally condition the patterning device dependent on an amount of the exposure radiation absorbed by the patterning device.