Optical end point sensing and digital control of a scanning tunneling microscope

The problem addressed in this thesis is that of digitally controlling a Scanning Tunneling Microscope and implementing end point sensing to close the control loop for accurate X-Y positioning of the microscope tip. This first part entails modifying a microscope with an analog controller so that it m...

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Main Author: Chahal, Anthony M.
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1292