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Active mechanical noise cancellation scanning tunneling microscope.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17672764     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We present the design and performance of an active mechanical noise cancellation scanning tunneling microscope (STM). This system features two key parts: a "twin-tip" scanner and an active mechanical noise cancellation algorithm. The twin-tip scanner functions as two independent STMs which share nearly the same mechanical transfer function, allowing both STMs to sense nearly identical background mechanical noise. Based on an adaptive digital signal processing technique, the active mechanical noise cancellation algorithm applies the noise sensed by the first STM to concurrently cancel the noise in the second STM and hence allows the second STM to acquire spectroscopy with a significantly improved signal to noise ratio. This system demonstrates long-term stability of the tip-sample tunnel junction and improved spectroscopy measurement in a mechanically noisy environment.
Authors:
H Liu; Y Meng; H W Zhao; D M Chen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Review of scientific instruments     Volume:  78     ISSN:  0034-6748     ISO Abbreviation:  Rev Sci Instrum     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-03     Completed Date:  2007-10-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0405571     Medline TA:  Rev Sci Instrum     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  073705     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Artifacts*
Electronics / instrumentation*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling / instrumentation*,  methods
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
Transducers*

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