Using a solid immersion lens (SIL) having a spherical lens surface with a radius of curvature R.sub.L from a material having a refractive index n.sub.L, an image of a sample is observed. A geometric aberration characteristic caused by the SIL is evaluated by using a predetermined optical system. Using a coefficient k (0

 
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