Hitachi, Ltd.

Keiji Takata

Shigeyuki Hosoki

Sumio Hosaka

Hiromichi Shimizu

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

Mikio Ichihashi

Masatoshi Ohtake

Toshiyuki Aida

Hiroyasu Kaga

Tsutomu Komoda

Hiroshi Tooyama

Hitoshi Kondou

A scanning tunneling microscope, in which the gap between a tip having a keenly sharpened end and a sample is narrowed to let flow a tunneling current between them and thereby allow observation of the surface of the sample, a strain wave detecting device is disposed on the sample or in the vicinity of the sample to detect strain waves generated within the sample. By modulating the value of the above described tunneling current, strain waves are generated within the sample. The strain waves are detected by the above described strain wave detecting device. On the basis of the amplitude information and phase information of detected strain waves, physical information regarding the inside of the sample is obtained.

Surface measuring apparatus using a probe microscope

A scanning tunneling microscope, in which the gap between a tip having a keenly sharpened end and a sample is narrowed to let flow a tunneling current between them and thereby allow observation of the surface of the sample. A strain wave device is disposed on the sample or in the vicinity of the sample to detect strain waves generated within the sample. By modulating the value of the above described tunneling current, strain waves are generated within the sample. The strain waves are detected by the above described strain wave detecting device. On the basis of the amplitude information and phase information of detected strain waves, physical information regarding the inside of the sample is obtained.

Tunnelling acoustic microscope

In a surface topographic observation method using a scanning tunneling microscope, a probe is moved away from the surface of a sample and is moved on a plane to successively move it to points of measurement on the surface of the sample in order to obtain texture information of the sample. That is, the probe is moved on a plane completely preventing the probe tip from colliding with the surface of the sample and enabling the probe to effect scanning at high speeds.

Scanning tunneling microscope and surface topographic observation method

Surface metrological apparatus

A piezoelectric motor is disclosed, which comprises a slider including a tabular vibrator in which a standing wave is excited, and a plurality of piezoelectric actuators securely mounted at the parts of the lower surface of the vibrator corresponding to the loop and node of the standing wave and adapted to be deformed in phase with the standing wave.

Piezoelectric motor

A scanning surface microscope is disclosed which includes a unit for moving a sample, and a micro-balance whose balance bar is provided with a probe-tip and an electrode at both ends thereof, to convert the irregularities of a sample surface facing the probe-tip into the displacement of the balance bar by utilizing a force generated between the probe-tip and the sample surface. The movement of the electrode indicative of the displacement of the balance bar is detected to obtain the topography of the sample surface.

Scanning surface microscope using a micro-balance device for holding a

An electron beam recording and reproducing apparatus which radiates the electron beam emitted from a needle cathode to a disc for recording and reproduction is disclosed. The needle cathode moves on the disc. A magnetic field is applied in the axial direction of the needle cathode in order to converge and radiate the electron beam emitted from the needle cathode to the disc.

Electron beam recording and reproducing apparatus

An oxygen gas introducing apparatus for introducing oxygen gas into a vacuum electron optical column of an electron beam apparatus having an electron beam source as a cathode that needs the oxygen gas is disclosed which comprises a silver cylinder having a closed end and provided on a side wall of the vacuum electron optical column so as to project from an outside atmospheric side to an interior of the vacuum electron optical column, and a heating member electrically insulated and disposed within an interior of the silver cylinder which interior is in communication with the atmosphere.

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Tokorozawa, Japan

Keiji Takata