Force-gradient-induced mechanical dissipation of quartz tuning fork force sensors used in atomic force microscopy
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Force-gradient-induced mechanical dissipation of quartz tuning fork force sensors used in atomic force microscopy.
We have studied the dynamics of quartz tuning fork resonators used in atomic force microscopy taking into account the mechanical energy dissipation through the attachment of the tuning fork base. We find that the tuning fork resonator quality factor changes even in the case of a purely elastic sensor-sample interaction. This is due to the effective mechanical imbalance of the tuning fork prongs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultramicroscopy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0304-3991
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.11.032