User`s guide
Temperature Control 13
Agilent 5500 SPM User’s Guide 195
due to the difference in thermal expansion of the coated and uncoated
sides. The bending may adversely affect imaging.
High Temperature Sample Plates
Two high temperature sample plates are available. The standard hot
sample plate (Figure 127) provides a temperature range from ambient to
250 C.
Figure 127 Standard hot sample plate
The Hot MAC sample plate (Figure 128) provides temperatures from
ambient to 110 C and enables imaging in MAC Mode.
Figure 128 Hot MAC sample plate