Cypher SPM
User Guide
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Standard Scanner Overview
The standard scanner is included with the Cypher S AFM, but can also be purchased separately.
This part of the user guide describes the use of the Standard Scanner and its many accessories.
Once the scanner is exchanged for another, a different part of the user guide must be consulted.
The module dubbed “the scanner” contains the entire mechanics of the AFM except for the optical
means for detecting cantilever deflection. This includes:
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Actuators and sensors for closed loop XY scanning of the sample.
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An actuator and sensor for the sample Z motion.
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A cantilever holder and mechanical means for engaging the cantilever with the sample surface.
Since Cypher's scanners are whole AFMs unto themselves, each comes with its own dedicated
accessories collection, such as cantilever holders and sample stages. In other words, a cantilever
holder for one scanner usually does not fit onto a different scanner. Also, an expert user of one
model of scanner will not necessarily know anything about operating another model.
Note:
Typically, the first user of a new scanner is trained by Asylum Research personnel.
The following image shows the standard scanner, partially withdrawn from the rest of the AFM,
and the basic scanner components.
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