Glow discharge spectroscopy method and system for measuring in situ the etch depth of a sample

A glow discharge spectrometry system includes a glow discharge lamp suitable for receiving a solid sample (10) and forming a glow discharge etching plasma (19). The system (100) for measuring in situ the depth of the erosion crater generated by etching of the sample (10) includes an optical separato...

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Hauptverfasser: Chapon, Patrick, Gaston, Jean-Paul, Richard, Simon, Acher, Olivier
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Zusammenfassung:A glow discharge spectrometry system includes a glow discharge lamp suitable for receiving a solid sample (10) and forming a glow discharge etching plasma (19). The system (100) for measuring in situ the depth of the erosion crater generated by etching of the sample (10) includes an optical separator (3), optical elements (4) suitable for directing a first incident beam (21) toward a first zone (11) of the sample, the first zone being exposed to the etching plasma, and a second incident beam (22) toward a second zone (12) of the same side of the sample, the second zone being protected from the etching plasma, respectively, and an optical recombining device (3) suitable for forming an interferometric beam (30) so as to determine the depth (d) of the erosion crater.