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You should select the 'ramp and capture' option. Just 'ramp' only signals the AFM to perform the force measurements - it does not save the resulting force curves. With 'ramp and capture' the force curves will be saved in a folder with a file extension 'mca' (multi-curve analysis). If you open this folder in Nanoscope or Nanoscope Analysis you will see your individual force curve files, the image file of your sample, as well as a file showing the location of your force curves on your image and all the force curves plotted together on one graph. By selecting a curve in this graph, it's location will be highlighted on the image - and visa versa.
Thanks for the reply, but the "ramp and capture" button was not highlighted, I could not press it. Is there something else that needs to be done for that function to be available?
Dear community,
I had to face the same problem. Is there any solution?
Dietmar Haba
When you open the Point & Shoot window the system should automatically switch from 'Image' to 'Ramp' mode. The ramp and capture button is greyed out when the system is in 'Image' mode. You should be able to verify which mode the system is in by looking at the radial buttons at the top of the Point & Shoot window. Select the radial button indicating 'Ramp' mode. Once the system enters Ramp - the 'Ramp and Capture' button should become enabled.
I hope this helps!
Best,
Andrea
Thanks for your advice!
I found now that you must simply click that the machine should take the next image and then wait until the image is complete. At that point the "Ramp and Capture" button gets active. Makes sense of course.
While using point-and-shoot I recorded ramp curves by using the continuous capture mode, and then later saved the corresponding afm image and marked point list seperately. I notice that the file is .psm file is text only so i can find out the location of the points. Is there a way to combine the ramp curves, psm file and afm image using Nanoscope analysis software make sense of the data again?
Actually, point-and-shoot should create a folder containing all the ramp curves, the image and a MCA-file (at least it does in my case). This MCA-file combines the image with the ramp curves very nicely then. If you use point-&-shoot correctly, you should get such MCA-file.
Best regards, Dietmar