atomic force microscopy

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  • Moon rock crystals
    In surface analysis: Atomic force microscopy

    Atomic force microscopy profiles a sample by dragging an atomically sharp (i.e., only a few atoms wide) stylus across the surface and measuring the force between the stylus and the surface. The resulting signal can be translated into a description of the…

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