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MeSH Heading: Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling
Tree Number(s): E01.370.350.515.666.500; E05.595.666.500
Unique ID: D016252
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016252
Scope Note: A type of scanning probe microscopy in which a very sharp conducting needle is swept just a few angstroms above the surface of a sample. The tiny tunneling current that flows between the sample and the needle tip is measured, and from this are produced three-dimensional topographs. Due to the poor electron conductivity of most biological samples, thin metal coatings are deposited on the sample.
Entry Term(s): Scanning Tunneling Microscopy; Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy
Previous Indexing: Microscopy, Electron, Scanning (1987-1990)
See Also: Microscopy, Atomic Force
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/05/07
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

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Concept UI: M0024822
Scope Note: A type of scanning probe microscopy in which a very sharp conducting needle is swept just a few angstroms above the surface of a sample. The tiny tunneling current that flows between the sample and the needle tip is measured, and from this are produced three-dimensional topographs. Due to the poor electron conductivity of most biological samples, thin metal coatings are deposited on the sample.
Terms: Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling Preferred Term
Term UI T048393
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy
Term UI T048391
Date03/23/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Term UI T048392
Date03/23/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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