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Virtual Lab: Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
 University of Virginia
             
 
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This is how the head and its vertical drive fit inside the AFM body.

As the head is driven up and down, a ribbon wire flexes to maintain the electrical connection to the head.

But the really fine scale movement of the cantilever is controlled from inside the head assembly.

 
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