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technical field of using microscopes to viewing objects and
areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects
that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye).
There are three well-known branches of microscopy: optical,
electron, and scanning probe microscopy.  Optical and electron
microscopy involve the diffraction, reflection, or refraction of
electromagnetic radiation/electron beams interacting with the
specimen, and the collection of the scattered radiation or
another signal in order to create an image. This process may be
carried out by wide-field irradiation of the sample (for example
standard light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy)
or by scanning of a fine beam over the sample (for example
confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron
microscopy). Scanning probe microscopy involves the interaction
of a scanning probe with the surface o