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 has: a thermal conditioner configured to thermally condition th...

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Hauptverfasser: Van Boxtel, Frank Johannes Jacobus, Van Haren, Richard Johannes Franciscus, Cekli, Hakki Ergün, Van Damme, Jean-Philippe Xavier, Nakibo{hacek over (g)}lu, Güneş
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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 has: 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.