Cypher SPM
User Guide
Image channel selection:
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Go to the Master Channel panel
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Select the leftmost tab and confirm the default setting of Height under the Input pull-down
menu.
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For the next two tabs do the same for Amplitude and Phase.
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For the fourth tab, do the same for Zsensor.
Note
While not necessary, it's a good habit to activate the Z sensor channel when imaging, especially
when sample features are larger than a few hundred nanometers; the LVDT sensors are more lin-
ear than the piezo actuators, and thus it's a more precise Z measurement.
3. Images are saved to disk automatically at the end of every image if you leave the Save
Images check box selected, near the lower left hand corner of the Master Panel in
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25.2 4.4.2 Start Imaging and Parameter Tuning
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Click the Frame Up button on the Image tab of the Master Panel, and imaging will begin after a
moment. Scan initiation first moves the tip to the starting point of the image, then lowers the tip
onto the surface, and then begins an endless series of image scans. The red cursor to the left of
each image window indicates the scan line/ location of the tip.
2.
Tip To enhance contrast on the image display, click and drag a box around the area of interest.
Then right click and select fix scale.
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