Low-cost spectrum analyzer for trouble shooting noise sources in scanning probe microscopy

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作者
McQuillan, Nicholas M. [1 ]
Larson, Amanda M. [1 ]
Sykes, E. Charles H. [1 ]
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[1] Tufts Univ, Pearson Chem Lab, Dept Chem, 62 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA 02155 USA
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1116/6.0000410
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TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ; 080502 ;
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Scanning probe microscopes are notoriously sensitive to many types of external and internal interferences including electrical, mechanical, and acoustic noise. Sometimes noise can even be misinterpreted as real features in the images. Therefore, quantification of frequency and magnitude of any noise is the key to discover the source and eliminate it from the system. While commercial spectrum analyzers are perfect for this task, they are rather expensive and not always available. We present a simple, cost-effective solution in the form of an audio output from the instrument coupled to a smart phone spectrum analyzer application. Specifically, the scanning probe signal, e.g., the tunneling current of a scanning tunneling microscope, is fed to the spectrum analyzer which Fourier transforms the time domain acoustic signal into the frequency domain. When the scanning probe is in contact with the sample, but not scanning, the output is a spectrum containing both the amplitude and frequency of any periodic noise affecting the microscope itself, enabling troubleshooting to begin.
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