Multi-Diagnostic Characterization of Laser-Produced Tin Plasmas for EUV Lithography
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| author | Musikhin, Stanislav Morozov, Anatoli Griffith, Alec Yatom, Shurik Diallo, Ahmed |
| author_facet | Musikhin, Stanislav Morozov, Anatoli Griffith, Alec Yatom, Shurik Diallo, Ahmed |
| contents | We present a comprehensive characterization of laser-produced tin (Sn) plasmas relevant to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography using a multi-diagnostic suite integrated into the new experimental platform, "SparkLight". Tin plasmas are generated by irradiating a continuously moving tin-coated wire with laser pulses (1064 nm, 10 ns, up to $5.7\times10^{10}$ W/cm$^2$) and probed via coherent Thomson scattering, laser interferometry, and EUV emission spectroscopy. Thomson scattering measurements reveal electron temperatures and densities that decay with distance from the target. Densities derived from Thomson scattering are cross-validated against laser interferometry, showing excellent agreement. Correlating the results of these laser diagnostics with spatially resolved EUV spectroscopy suggests that the bulk of useful EUV emission originates within 150 $μ$m of the target and is generated under suboptimal plasma conditions. This work demonstrates a practical integrated approach for plasma characterization in EUV source development. |
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| spellingShingle | Multi-Diagnostic Characterization of Laser-Produced Tin Plasmas for EUV Lithography Musikhin, Stanislav Morozov, Anatoli Griffith, Alec Yatom, Shurik Diallo, Ahmed Plasma Physics We present a comprehensive characterization of laser-produced tin (Sn) plasmas relevant to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography using a multi-diagnostic suite integrated into the new experimental platform, "SparkLight". Tin plasmas are generated by irradiating a continuously moving tin-coated wire with laser pulses (1064 nm, 10 ns, up to $5.7\times10^{10}$ W/cm$^2$) and probed via coherent Thomson scattering, laser interferometry, and EUV emission spectroscopy. Thomson scattering measurements reveal electron temperatures and densities that decay with distance from the target. Densities derived from Thomson scattering are cross-validated against laser interferometry, showing excellent agreement. Correlating the results of these laser diagnostics with spatially resolved EUV spectroscopy suggests that the bulk of useful EUV emission originates within 150 $μ$m of the target and is generated under suboptimal plasma conditions. This work demonstrates a practical integrated approach for plasma characterization in EUV source development. |
| title | Multi-Diagnostic Characterization of Laser-Produced Tin Plasmas for EUV Lithography |
| topic | Plasma Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.03583 |