It sounds like you might be more up on this stuff than I am. Since the probe measures force, I was picturing it sort of pushing on the bond and registering the

It sounds like you might be more up on this stuff than I am. Since the probe measures force, I was picturing it sort of pushing on the bond and registering the resistance, i.e. the bond energy. But that was just an impression, and I'm certainly no authority on this.