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A conducting tip is brought very close to the surface of the object of interest Some electrons can "tunnel" through the space between the object and the conducting tip, creating a current. The way current varies as the tip is moved across the surface is used to determine the shape of the surface.
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When you use a scanning probe microscope do you see atoms dirctly or only indirctly?
A scanning probe microscope will not resolve an atom
What does a scanning tunneling microscope allow scientists to see?
The scanning tunneling microscope scans samples using a very fine metallic tip.
What type of microscope do scientists use to see an atom?
Scanning tunneling microscope
What is the maximum magnification for a scanning electron microscope?
1000000
How large do you think the needle is in the scanning tunneling mircoscope?
Needle in the scanning tunneling microscope is about 10 nanometers.
Who invented the scanning tunneling microscope?
a scanning tunneling microscope measures electrons that leak, or 'tunnel', fromthe surface of specimen
Who invented the tunnel microscope?
The first scanning tunneling microscope was invented in 1982 by Binnig and Rohrer. They won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for their invention.
Who invented the first tunnel microscope?
The first scanning tunneling microscope was invented in 1982 by Binnig and Rohrer. They won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for their invention.
What has the author C P Gilmore written?
C. P. Gilmore has written: 'The scanning electron microscope: world of the infinitely small' -- subject(s): Pictorial works, Scanning electron microscope 'The unseen universe' -- subject(s): Pictorial works, Scanning electron microscopy
What type of microscope would be best to use to look at different cells or organelles?
scanning electron microscope
What does abbreviation scanning electron microscope represent?
Scanning electron microscope - SEM
What are the various KINDS of a microscope?
Stereomicroscope, Compound Microscope, Phase-contrast microscope, electron microscope, Scanning-electron microscope, Transmission electron microscope, Confocal-scanning microscope. THESE ARE JUST SOME. :)
What is a SEM microscope?
A SEM microscope is a scanning electron microscope
What type of microscope can produce three - dmensional images of a cell's surface?
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
What is a scanning objective?
What is the function of the scanning objective on the microscope? What is the function of the scanning objective on the microscope? What is the function of the scanning objective on the microscope?
Microscope that uses a beam of electrons?
A Scanning Electron Microscope
What microscope magnifies 500000 times?
scanning electron microscope
