AFM imaging with real time drift correction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11604210
APP PUB NO 20230009857A1
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17370624

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A system and method of operating an atomic force microscope (AFM) that includes providing relative scanning motion between a probe of the AFM and a sample in a slow scan direction of a data scan to generate a reference image (plane) of a region of interest. Then, relative scanning motion between the probe and the sample is provided in a fast scan direction of a final data scan to generate a data image. By mapping the data image against the reference image in real-time during the supplying step, the preferred embodiments generate a final drift corrected data image without post-image acquisition processing.

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BRUKER NANO INC3400 E BRITANNIA DRIVE SUITE 150 TUCSON AS 85706

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Fonoberov, Vladimir Santa Barbara, US 7 8
Hand, Sean Santa Barbara, US 5 5
Osborne, Jason Lompoc, US 9 30

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