Evaluation of a force sensor based on a quartz tuning fork for operation at low temperatures and ultrahigh vacuum

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-253402
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.25340

Hembacher, Stefan ; Giessibl, Franz J. ; Mannhart, Jochen

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Abstract

The noise performance of the force sensor is crucial for optimizing the resolution in non-contact atomic force microscopy. Sensing forces in vacuum and low temperatures is even more demanding than at ambient conditions. Here we analyze the noise performance and the sensitivity of a force sensor based on a quartz tuning fork of which one of the prongs is fixed (qPlus sensor). The noise ...