snompy.pdm.eff_pol_n#

pdm.eff_pol_n(sample, A_tip, n, z_tip=None, n_trapz=None, **kwargs)#

Return the effective probe-sample polarizability, demodulated at higher harmonics, using the bulk point dipole model.

Parameters:
samplesnompy.sample.Sample

Object representing a layered sample with a semi-infinite substrate and superstrate. Sample must have only one interface for bulk methods.

A_tipfloat

The tapping amplitude of the AFM tip.

nint

The harmonic of the AFM tip tapping frequency at which to demodulate.

z_tipfloat

Height of the tip above the sample.

n_trapzint

The number of intervals used by snompy.demodulate.demod() for the trapezium-method integration.

**kwargsdict, optional

Extra keyword arguments are passed to eff_pol().

Returns:
alpha_effcomplex

Effective polarizability of the tip and sample, demodulated at n.

See also

snompy.fdm.eff_pol_n

The finite dipole model equivalent of this function.

eff_pol

The unmodulated/demodulated version of this function.

snompy.demodulate.demod

The function used here for demodulation.

Notes

This function implements \(\alpha_{eff, n} = \hat{F_n}(\alpha_{eff})\), where \(\hat{F_n}(\alpha_{eff})\) is the \(n^{th}\) Fourier coefficient of the effective polarizability of the tip and sample, \(\alpha_{eff}\), as described in reference [1]. The function \(\alpha_{eff}\) is implemented here as eff_pol().

If eps_tip is specified it is used to calculate alpha_tip according to

\[\alpha_{tip} = 4 \pi r_{tip}^3 \frac{\varepsilon_{tip} - 1}{\varepsilon_{tip} + 2}\]

where \(\alpha_{tip}\) is alpha_tip, \(r_{tip}\) is r_tip and \(\varepsilon_{tip}\) is eps_tip, which is given as equation (3.1) in reference [2].

References

[1]

A. Cvitkovic, N. Ocelic, and R. Hillenbrand, “Analytical model for quantitative prediction of material contrasts in scattering-type near-field optical microscopy,” Opt. Express, vol. 15, no. 14, p. 8550, 2007, doi: 10.1364/oe.15.008550.

[2]

F. Keilmann and R. Hillenbrand, “Near-field microscopy by elastic light scattering from a tip,” Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London. Ser. A Math. Phys. Eng. Sci., vol. 362, no. 1817, pp. 787–805, Apr. 2004, doi: 10.1098/rsta.2003.1347.