Synonym for Scanning Probe Microscopy ... <technique> Initially called Atomic Force Microscopy, this technique is now more typically termed Scanning Force Microscopy or Scanning Probe Microscopy. ... This instrument is essentially an extremely high resolution profilometre. A sharp tip, typically fabricated from silicon nitride, is scanned acr... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Scanning Probe Microscopy is a microscopy family encompassing a very sharp probe getting close to, or in contact with, a sample. That probe is then kept close to the sample through a variety of feedback mechanisms, and various parameters of the probe-sample interaction can be measured including mechanical, optical, and electrical measurements. AFM,... Found on http://www.translationdirectory.com/glossaries/glossary365.php