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Patent No.:

US 8912789 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014

Filed:

May. 24, 2012
Applicant:

Seiji Heike, Kawagoe, JP;

Inventor:

Seiji Heike, Kawagoe, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01); G01Q 60/56 (2010.01); G01R 33/038 (2006.01); B82Y 35/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/0385 (2013.01); G01Q 60/56 (2013.01); B82Y 35/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A magnetic force microscope capable of measuring the absolute value of a magnetic field with high resolution without causing a change in magnetization state of the probe. The magnetic force microscope includes a cantilever, a probe, a displacement detector that detects a displacement of the probe, a specimen carrier, and various transfer units. The magnetic force microscope that measures an undulation distribution as well as a magnetic field distribution on the surface of a specimen placed on the specimen carrier is further provided with a magnetic-field impress-unit that impresses a magnetic field to the probe, and an output of the magnetic-field impress-unit is controlled such that a magnetic force impressed onto the probeis turned zero to thereby measure a magnetic field distribution on the surface of the specimen.


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