Acoustic Microscopy at Cryogenic Temperatures.

Abstract

The acoustic microscope operating in superfluid helium now has a resolution of 500 Angstroms. The images from this instrument are superior to those in an optical microscope and exhibit some features that rival those of the SEM. Immediate progress should permit us to move up in frequency by a factor of two and improve the resolution accordingly. Another mode of imaging is described which exploits thermal phonons in solids and holds promise of providing information on the interior details of solid structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135089

Entities

People

  • Calvin Quate

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Microscopes
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Films
  • Frequency
  • High Energy
  • High Resolution
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Low Temperature
  • Microscopes
  • Microscopy
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Thin Films
  • Transducers
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.