Contact Mode Imaging
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Keysight 5500 SPM User’s Guide
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Figure 5-1
Tip in focus through video system
d
Lower the focal plane just slightly below the tip by turning the
focus control toward you until the tip is slightly out of focus
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Figure 5-2
Lower focal plane just below tip
e
Using the
Close
switch on the HEB, raise the sample until the
sample comes nearly into focus. The tip should now be just above
the sample surface.
CAUTION
Raise the sample slowly and carefully to avoid collision with the
sample. Hard contact between the tip and the sample can damage either
or both.
