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Mastering AFM imaging (Santa Barbara, CA)

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Oxford Instruments applications scientists will lead an in-person, two-day course which will aim to expand your skills and understanding to achieve mastery of imaging with an AFM.

Using a combination of lectures and hands-on equipment time, our experts will help you relay the foundations and build an in-depth understanding of the process and considerations needed to achieve excellent images across an array of sample types.

This course is aimed at all AFM users and is not specific to Oxford Instruments equipment, however users who are completely new to AFM may find the course content challenging. Space is limited and the class will be filled on a first-come first-served basis so sign-up and reserve your spot now.

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DESCRIPTION

COURSE NAME: Mastering AFM imaging
COURSE DURATION: 2 days in house training

The key outcomes of the course will be:

How to successfully image in contact and tapping mode, by adjusting and selecting the correct probe and parameters for your sample.

This course will use a mixture of theoretical discussions and live practice to deliver the teaching outcomes.

  • 6 places are available for this in-person course.
  • The course will be hosted at Santa Barbara, CA from 27th-28th January 2026. 
  • This course will be delivered across two consecutive days, from  
  •            A quiz must be completed to receive a certificate of achievement

 

 

What you will learn:

Intro to AFM

  • What is an AFM?
  • What can you measure with an AFM?
  • The AFM Probe
  • AFM Schematic Diagram
  • MFP-3D vs. Cypher vs. Jupiter AFMs

Contact Mode Imaging

  • What are the basic imaging modes?
  • Contact mode operation
  • Deflection Signal
  • Feedback control (AFM height feedback loop) 
  • Deflection Setpoint
  • Raster scanning in contact mode

Tapping Mode Imaging

  • Tapping mode operation
  • Driving the cantilever into sinusoidal oscillation
  • Amplitude Signal
  • Feedback control system (AFM height feedback loop) 
  • Amplitude Setpoint
  • Raster scanning in tapping mode
  • Contact Mode vs. Tapping Mode imaging

Understanding Phase

  • Phase Signal
  • Dynamic force curves: amplitude and phase vs. distance
  • What happens to amplitude and phase when the tip interacts with the surface (i.e., the cantilever resonance shifts)?
  • Setpoint and phase
  • Free amplitude and phase
  • What does phase contrast mean?
  • Phase imaging

Practical AFM

  • How to adjust parameters for successful contact mode imaging
  • How to adjust parameters for successful tapping mode imaging
  • How to pick the right AFM probe
  • How to identify different image artifacts

Survey of Advanced AFM Modes

  • Nanomechanical Modes
  • Nanoelectrical Modes

As this is an introductory course there is no work required in advance of the course. However, during the sign up we will ask you a few questions about your experience and learning aims, to help better tailor the course to your needs. Additionally, all materials that are required for the completion of the course will be provided, so you just need to bring a desire to learn.

Certification will be provided on the completion of the accompanying course workbook, which includes practical exercises related to all the sections above.

 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

PAYMENT & DELIVERY

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If you wish to pay by net 30 days invoice, you will have to request this when you register a MyOI account. Please be aware that only customers with previous business with Oxford Instruments will be authorised to pay by net 30 day invoice. You can explain your previous business with Oxford Instruments when you register your MyOI account. If your institution or company doesn’t have any previous business relationship with Oxford Instruments, you will be asked to place at least 3 prepaid orders through the eStore before we can consider your request.

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Delivery

Our stock is shipped from Massachusetts.

US: UPS Ground (4 to 5 working days) USD $14 (Free for orders over $1499)
Fedex 2 day Shipping (2 to 3 working days) $39
Canada: UPS Ground (4 to 5 working days) is USD $29 (Free for orders over USD $1499)
Fedex International (2 to 3 working days) is USD $119

For US customers: If you don’t have a tax exemption certificate, taxes will be added to your basket. If your company or institution is tax exempt, please make sure to complete the registration of your MyOI account, upload your document during the registration and wait for confirmation that it has been applied to your MyOI account.

For customers in Canada: Please be aware that we deliver DAP to your country. No taxes will be applied to the checkout.


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