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Mask heating induced by X-ray exposures from synchrotron or plasma source is of great concern, because it may result in mask distortion due to the thermal stresses generated in the mask. To evaluate the heat transfer and stress issues of lithographic mask structure, numerical simulations were performed by using the MSC/NASTRAN finite element program with IDEAS pre-post processor system on a powerful...