Active damping of high speed scanning probe microscope components
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1. A compensating system, comprising:
- a support for a sample which is to be measured by touching;
a sensor, which measures motion of the support and produces an output indicative thereof;
a controller, receiving said output from said sensor, and producing a signal based on said output; and
an actuator, driven by said signal from said controller, in a way that damps said motion of the support based on said signal.
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Abstract
A technique for actively damping internal vibrations in a scanning probe microscope is disclosed. The excitation of various mechanical movements, including resonances, in the mechanical assembly of an SPM can adversely effect its performance, especially for high speed applications. An actuator is used to compensate for the movements. The actuator may operate in only the z direction, or may operate in other directions. The actuator(s) may be located at positions of antinodes.
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1. A compensating system, comprising:
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a support for a sample which is to be measured by touching; a sensor, which measures motion of the support and produces an output indicative thereof; a controller, receiving said output from said sensor, and producing a signal based on said output; and an actuator, driven by said signal from said controller, in a way that damps said motion of the support based on said signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A measurement compensating system, comprising:
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a measuring cantilever; a support for a sample which is to be measured by movement of said cantilever; a sensor, which measures motion of the support and produces an output indicative thereof; a controller, receiving said output from said sensor, and producing a compensating signal based on said output; a first actuator part, coupled to said support, and movable to move said sample relative to said support and relative to said cantilever, said first actuator part oriented in a first direction relative to said support; and a second actuator part, coupled to said support, and movable to compensate said support for movement carried out by the first actuator part, said second actuator part driven by said compensating signal for said controller, and said second actuator part oriented to move in a second direction relative to said support, where said second direction is an opposite direction to said first direction. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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