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Virtual Lab: Scanning Probe Microscopes
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The large piezoelectric is shaped into a tube so that a laser beam can shoot down its axis.

The laser is a small integrated circuit near the very top of the head. It is mounted on an adjustable stage that allows one to precisely aim the laser beam.

 
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