Abstract: A calibration step is carried out on a calibration tube in which magnetizations which cause beam displacements in x and y directions are determined for all the magnet poles and beams, and the adjustments of sensitivity of each beam from the x/y values is determined. A beam deviation of a production tube is then adjusted by determining its initial error in x and y directions and then starting a calculation sequence in which the magnetization currents are calculated by linear superposition of the individual currents on the basis of the known adjustment sensitivities. An additional rotating and decreasing auxiliary field is active during the magnetization of the poles in the rings of the calibration tube and of the production tube. It is also possible to correct twist errors using the invention.

Abstract: A method for producing amorphous carbon coatings on substrates by degrading a gaseous hydrocarbon compound in an ionized gas atmosphere within a reaction chamber. An electromagnetic alternating field is used for the excitation of the plasma. To achieve the object of increasing the deposition rate and permitting substrates even of great surface area to be uniformly coated, the frequency of the electromagnetic alternating field is selected in the microwave region (915 to 2,540 MHz). Furthermore, the microwave energy is put into the gaseous atmosphere by means of at least one ladder-type waveguide situated outside of the reaction chamber. The invention also relates to a substance provided with an amorphous carbon coating, in which an adhesion-mediating coating consisting of a polymer from the group of the siloxanes or silazanes is provided between the substrate and the amorphous carbon coating.

Abstract: A method for producing amorphous carbon coatings on substrates by degrading a gaseous hydrocarbon compound in an ionized gas atomsphere within a reaction chamber. An electromagnetic alternating field is used for the excitation of the plasma. To achieve the object of increasing the deposition rate and permitting substrates even of great surface area to be uniformly coated, the frequency of the electromagnetic alternating field is selected in the microwave region (915 to 2,540 MHz). Furthermore, the microwave energy is put into the gaseous atmosphere by means of at least one ladder-type waveguide situated outside of the reaction chamber. The invention also relates to a substrate provided with an amorphous carbon coating, in which an adhesion-mediating coating consisting of a polymer from the group of the siloxanes or silazanes is provided between the substrate and the amorphous carbon coating.