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In soft tapping you start with a small free amplitude (Afree) and you use a relatively large setpoint to free amplitude ratio (Asp/Afree as large as possible, but usually greater than about 90%). Note that Afree should be measured within a few um of the sample since the cantilever is damped during the approach by air confined between the cantilever
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The cycle averaging of Tapping limits performance because 1) the high resolution tip-sample interaction only occurs when the tip is close to the sample, and this is a fraction of the cycle, and 2) at low imaging forces, the effects of long range forces dominate the cycle. (This is also why atomic Tapping images are done in fluid. . . eliminate the long
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Q: Is there any output in the QNM mode which is comparable to the phase imaging in tapping? What is the difference between Inphase and Quadrature outputs, in layman terms? Why does the quadrarture seem to have more noise? A: The inphase is the Rcos(theta) and quadrature is the Rsin(theta) outputs from the lockin that is driving the PFT modulation (usually
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Innova-IRIS AFM-Raman Research Platform.
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Latest brochure about our Innova research AFM platform. Updated to reflect latest v8 user interface, high resolution origami DNA images, and extensive accessories list including AFM-Raman option.
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See this new Nano Letters paper on ultrahigh resolution imaging and mechanical mapping of bacteriorhodopsin. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl202351t. I thought I would post this link as nice example of the science that can be done using the AFMs high resolution imaging power, coupled with the inherent information available from mechanical tip
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See this new paper on ultrahigh resolution imaging and mechanical mapping of bacteriorhodopsin. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl202351t. I thought I would post this link as nice example of the science that can be done using the AFMs high resolution imaging power, coupled with the inherent information available from mechanical tip-sample interaction
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PS: A good test of the robustness of a system is to scan Celgard® in different orientations; here is an even faster video (23Hz) where the mesh is perpendicular to the scan. Enjoy, Steve
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It’s good to see some community attempts at replicating the performance of the Dimension FastScan. The video is of a 1um, 512x512, 23Hz, scan of Celgard® taken with the Dimension FastScan. This demonstration is over twice as fast as the 10Hz video we showed previously, additionally we demonstrate the Celgard® with the mesh oriented a couple
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HF Etched Mica. The video shows a Survey at 20um @ 4.8Hz, followed by a high resolution image at 4um @ 20Hz, followed by a video at 0.66um 55Hz. Hard flat samples are not that challenging for a high speed system because they don't challenge the z-actuator or slew rate (power) of the electronics.