Objetivo In the last 10 years, surface science has been revolutionised by imaging techniques such as scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). It is often said that the field of nano-technology was born with the invention of the STM in the early 1980s. This project is centered around the development of a completely new imaging technique which could have a similar groundbreaking impact on the investigation of materials on the nano-scale. We propose to develop a scanning helium atom microscope, where a focused beam of low energy, neutral helium atoms is used as an imaging probe - the INA technique. Members of this consortium have pioneered this field and a first version of the instrument has already been built. The main objective of this project is to increase the resolution of the microscope by two orders of magnitude, from the present 1.5 micron to 20 nanometers. Finally the microscope will be exploited in a series of topographical measurements of ultra-smooth glass surfaces. The experiments will give insight in the mechanisms behind the formation of melt-glass surfaces and serve to relate the medium and short range surface structure to the preparation methods and composition of the glass. Ámbito científico natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrynoble gasesengineering and technologynanotechnologynatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopyengineering and technologymaterials engineering Palabras clave Atom Optics Glass Surfaces Membrane Technology Microscopy Nanotechnology New Imaging Technique Protein Structure Risk Assessment Programa(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Tema(s) NEST-2003-1 - Adventure activities Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2003-NEST-A Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinador TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Rechbauerstrasse 12 GRAZ Austria Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (5) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo INSTITYTUT OPTYKI STOSOWANEJ Polonia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección kamionkowska 18 WARSAW Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII MATERIALOW ELEKTRONICZNYCH Polonia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Wolczynska 133 WARSAW Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos SAINT-GOBAIN RECHERCHE SA Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 39 Quai Lucien Lefranc AUBERVILLIERS Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Old Schools, Trinity Lane CAMBRIDGE Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Carretera de Colmenar Viejo km 15 MADRID Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
