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Measuring principle

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The AFM is working with atomic forces which interact between the tip and the sample. If the distance between the two is changed the tip will be moved by the resulting change of the forces. To measure the variations of the tip a laser beam is shot on the cantilever where it is reflected to a photosensor.

The film is showing how the tip is affected by the variations of the surface. These are recorded by the help of a laser beam.

 
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