AFM image class — AFMdata • nanoAFMr

A S4 class to store and manipulate images from Atomic Force Microscopes. It contains the names of channels (exact naming depends on the type/instrument) The class supports multiple images; it can also contain additional information such as lines, etc.

AFMdata(
  data,
  x.conv,
  y.conv,
  x.pixels,
  y.pixels,
  z.conv,
  z.units,
  channel,
  instrument,
  history,
  description = "",
  fullFilename
)

AFMdata(
  data,
  x.conv,
  y.conv,
  x.pixels,
  y.pixels,
  z.conv,
  z.units,
  channel,
  instrument,
  history,
  description = "",
  fullFilename
)

Arguments

data: list with objects ($z is a list with images, $freq is a resonance curve)
x.conv: conversion factor from pixels to nm
y.conv: conversion factor from pixels to nm
x.pixels: number of pixels in x-direction
y.pixels: number of pixels in y-direction
z.conv: (not used)
z.units: vector with units for $z (deg, m)
channel: vector with names of channels
instrument: name of instrument (Park, Cypher, NanoSurf, Veeco)
history: history of file changes
description: AFM image description or note
fullFilename: name of file

Slots

data: list with objects ($z is a list with images, $freq is a resonance curve)
x.conv: conversion factor from pixels to nm
y.conv: conversion factor from pixels to nm
x.pixels: number of pixels in x-direction
y.pixels: number of pixels in y-direction
x.nm: length of image
y.nm: height of image
z.conv: (not used)
z.units: vector with units for $z (deg, m)
channel: vector with names of channels
instrument: name of instrument (Park, Cypher, NanoSurf, Veeco)
history: history of file changes
description: AFM image description or note
fullFilename: name of file