Table 1 Comparison between measured tip-sample Interaction values in case of pristine nanoparticle samples, as shown in figure 4 and single particle expectation values as theoretically derived from equations 4 and 7. For the single particle calculations the experimental tip-sample parameters have been used (mm = 3*1019 Am2; mt = 1*1016 Am2; H = 20 nm; ASP = 85 nm; z0 ≈52 nm). The third column contains the ratio between experimental data and single particle expectation values, allowing for a direct estimation of the number of particles involved in the interaction

From: “Magnetic Force Microscopy and Energy Loss Imaging of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles”

Signal

Measured Value (from figure 4b,c)

Single particle expectation value

Ratio (particles)

Force gradient

375 μN/m

48 μN/m

8

Energy loss

15 eV

150 meV

100