Paper:
Development of a Micro-Sized Thermal Contact Sensor for Inspection of Surface Defects
Yuki Shimizu, Wenjian Lu, Yuta Ohba,
and Wei Gao
Nano-Metrology and Control Laboratory, Department of Nanomechanics, Tohoku University, 6-6-01 Aramaki, Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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