Nanosurf easyScan 2 AFM, Operating Instructions Manual

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ELECTING A MEASUREMENT AREA
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Reminder
Measurements on the micrometer/nanometer scale are very sensitive.
Direct light, fast movements causing air flow and temperature variations
near the Scan head can influence and disturb the measurement.
When the measurement contains large disturbances, or no two scan lines
are similar, stop measuring and reduce or eliminate the disturbances:
- Click and follow the instructions of the chapter Problems and Solu-
tions (p.77).
Selecting a measurement area
You have prepared your measurement so that the scan line in the centre of
the Line graph reproduces stably. After the measurement has been com-
pleted, the color map graph should look similar to the one shown below.
Now zoom into an interesting part of the measurement:
- Activate the color map graph by clicking on it.
- Click in the imaging toolbar. The mouse pointer becomes pen-
shaped when moving over the color map, and the Tool Results panel is
Zooming in on an overview measurement