Apparatus and method for measuring charge density distribution

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PATENT NO 8798947
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13163988

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The invention provides a method and apparatus for the detection of charge density distribution at the surface of a material sample. The apparatus comprises an electric potential sensor for measuring surface charge on a material sample, wherein the electrical potential sensor includes a probe for capacitively coupling the electric potential sensor to the surface of the material sample, an amplifier for generating a measurement output, the probe being connected to an input of the amplifier and the measurement output being supplied at an output of the amplifier, and a feedback arrangement driven from the output of the amplifier for enhancing the input impedance of the amplifier. A positioning system mounts the probe of the electric potential sensor above the material sample and moves the probe at a constant height over a surface of the said sample, and a processing system receives and processes the measurement output of the electric potential sensor for generating a digital record of the charge density distribution at the surface of the material sample.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEXBRIGHTON

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Beardsmore-Rust, Sam Thomas Portslade, GB 2 3
Prance, Helen Brighton, GB 3 37
Prance, Robert John Brighton, GB 1 17
Watson, Philip Hove, GB 83 577

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