Specifications

Asylum AFM SOP

Model:

Serial Number:

MFP Controls

Before flipping over Housing, raise the stage to its MAX as to not crash the tip into the surface

1. Flip over Housing; make sure Housing is level

2. Click Live Video (Screen Image on bottom)

3. Turn on light at computer. Align at instrument to find the cantilever

4. Adjust back & right dials to increase SUM to its MAX VALUE

5. Adjust left dial to make REFLECTION = 0

6. Turn light off, close live video

Tune Tab

1. Auto Tune High = 400 KHz (Vistaprobe) / 100 KHz (Asylum)

2. Target % = -5%

3. Click Auto Tune

Main

1. Scan Size = 50 μm (can vary)

2. Scan Points = 256

3. Scan Lines = 256

4. Set Point = 900 (or 800)

5. Data Scale = 400 nm

Meter

1. Click Engage

2. AMPLITUDE in range of 1

3. Z VOLTAGE 150

4. Bring down tip

5. AMPLITUDE gets to 0.90 (Ding!)

6. Go down until Z VOLTAGE = 30-40

7. Close Housing

Main

1. Click Set Point Dot (Activates Wheel)

9/15/2010