INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD IN ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE

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15813272

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An information acquiring method in an atomic force microscope includes, during causing the microscope to raster scan a cantilever and a sample relatively while causing a mechanical interaction between the sample and a probe provided at a free end of the cantilever, causing a first interaction having first strength between the probe and sample, acquiring first information on the sample when the first interaction is generated, causing a second interaction having second strength between the probe and sample, and acquiring second information on the sample when the second interaction is generated. The first strength and second strength are different. The causing the first interaction, the acquiring the first information, the causing the second interaction, and the acquiring the second information are performed in a same scanning region.

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OLYMPUS CORPORATION2951 ISHIKAWA-MACHI HACHIOJI-SHI TOKYO 192-8507

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SAKAI, Nobuaki Hachioji-shi, JP 37 174

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