Topics Covered Background How Atom Probes Work 3D Atom Probes What Atom Probes Are Used For Background An Atom Probe is a scientific instrument with the full name “atom probe field ion microscope”.

Atom probe tomography (APT) provides atomic-scale 3D imaging and chemical analysis of materials, enabling groundbreaking advances in materials science, nanoelectronics, energy storage, and biology.

Scientists have used 3D atom mapping to find evidence of life-supporting fluids in a meteorite 4.5 billion years old.

A 3D force sensor that can image single trapped ions with a resolution on the sub-attonewton scale could be used in a number of practical areas, including as a probe to detect the electric fields ...