Magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) is a rapidly evolving field which originated in 1990s and matured recently with the first detection of a single electron spin below the surface of a non-transparent solid. Further development of MRFM techniques will have a great impact on many areas of science and technology including physics, chemistry, biology, and even medicine. Scientists, engineers, and students from various backgrounds will all be interested in this promising field.

The objective of this �multi-level� book is to describe the basic principles, applications, and the advanced theory of MRFM. Focusing on the experimental oscillating cantilever-driven adiabatic reversals (OSCAR) detection technique for single electron spin, this book contains valuable research data for scientists working in the field of quantum physics or magnetic resonance. Readers unfamiliar with quantum mechanics and magnetic resonance will be able to obtain an understanding and appreciation of the basic principles of MRFM.

Contents:

• Spin Dynamics — Quasiclassical Description
• Spin Dynamics — Quantum Description
• Mechanical Vibrations of the Cantilever
• Single-Spin Detection in Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM)
• Transient Process in MFM � The Exact Solution of the Master Equation
• Periodic Spin Reversals in Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy (MRFM) Driven by p-Pulses
• Oscillating Adiabatic Spin Reversals Driven by the Frequency Modulated rf Field
• Oscillating Cantilever-Driven Adiabatic Reversals (OSCAR) Technique in MRFM
• CT-Spin Dynamics in the OSCAR Technique
• Magnetic Noise and Spin Relaxation in OSCAR MRFM
• MRFM Applications: Measurement of an Entangled Spin State and Quantum Computation
• MRFM Techniques and Spin Diffusion

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