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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Bruker Nano, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Kjoller, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Craig Prater, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bruker Nano, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/35 (2014.01); G01Q 30/06 (2010.01); G01Q 60/32 (2010.01); G01N 21/3563 (2014.01); G01Q 30/02 (2010.01); G01N 21/359 (2014.01); G01Q 60/34 (2010.01); G01Q 60/38 (2010.01); G01Q 30/04 (2010.01); G01Q 60/58 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/35 (2013.01); G01N 21/359 (2013.01); G01N 21/3563 (2013.01); G01Q 30/02 (2013.01); G01Q 30/04 (2013.01); G01Q 30/06 (2013.01); G01Q 60/32 (2013.01); G01Q 60/34 (2013.01); G01Q 60/38 (2013.01); G01Q 60/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
System and Methods may be provided for performing chemical spectroscopy on samples from the scale of nanometers with surface sensitivity even on very thick sample. In the method, a signal indicative of infrared absorption of the surface layer is constructed by illuminating the surface layer with a beam of infrared radiation and measuring a probe response comprising at least one of a resonance frequency shift and a phase shift of a resonance of a probe in response to infrared radiation absorbed by the surface layer.