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Focus Ion Beam Milling

Date:  8.04.04

Feature Radius target         [actual]  Mill current (nA)  Mill time (seconds) Magnification
Pinhole course mill 9 microns  3.6 nA 300 sec  
Pinhole Fine Mill 10.0 microns 449 pA  300 second  
Three fine mills were used; the parameters were slightly different from the mill directly above

Metal Films

Front side (membrane side)
Back side (pit side)  2.0 microns of gold (Metallica#4)

Membrane Specifications

Size (micrometers)  200 x 200
Thickness (nm) 100
Frame size (mm) 5x5
Frame thickness (micrometers) 200
   

Comments:  See Vol. 4 page 27