Regular and Random Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy Signal with a Cantilever Oscillating Parallel to a Sample Surface

Abstract

We study theoretically the magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) in oscillating cantilever-driven adiabatic reversals (OSCAR) technique, for the case when the cantilever tip oscillates parallel to the surface of a sample. The main contribution to the MRFM signal is associated with a part of the resonance slice near the surface of the sample. The regular (approximately exponential) decay of the MRFM signal is followed by the non-dissipating random signal. The Fourier spectrum of the random signal has a characteristic peak which can be used for the identification of the signal.