Design and Construction

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h1. Overview of the STM design
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If you're unfamiliar with the Scanning Tunnelling Microscope, an excellent place to start is (naturally enough) the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_tunneling_microscope
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h1. Main building blocks of the STM
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h2. High frequency vibration isolator
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h2. Piezotube and sample mount
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h2. Coarse positioner mechanism and probe holder
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h2. Piezotube and coarse positioner support
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h2. Bias voltage module
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h2. Tunnelling current amplifier
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h2. Control module