Frequency response of cantilever beams immersed in viscous fluids with applications to the atomic force microscope

@article{Sader1998FrequencyRO,
  title={Frequency response of cantilever beams immersed in viscous fluids with applications to the atomic force microscope},
  author={John Elie Sader},
  journal={Journal of Applied Physics},
  year={1998},
  volume={84},
  pages={64-76}
}
  • J. Sader
  • Published 19 June 1998
  • Engineering
  • Journal of Applied Physics
The vibrational characteristics of a cantilever beam are well known to strongly depend on the fluid in which the beam is immersed. In this paper, we present a detailed theoretical analysis of the frequency response of a cantilever beam, that is immersed in a viscous fluid and excited by an arbitrary driving force. Due to its practical importance in application to the atomic force microscope (AFM), we consider in detail the special case of a cantilever beam that is excited by a thermal driving… 
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