Typical constant current Pb(111) surface images (a) before and (b) after constructing one after the other two quantum point contacts where atomic droplets have been produced while retracting the tip apex (see Fig. 1d for Tip B) with a Pb single atom (red circle) and a Pb dimer (blue circle). The hexagonal features in (a) and (b) are Ar-bubbles created during sample cleaning process in the vicinity of surface [20]. (c) Tip A dI/dV spectrum showing the superconducting gap characteristics of a superconductor-vacuum-metal junction. Notice that the bias voltage was ramped up by of steps 0.1 mV per 0.1 s for all measurements presented in this paper to avoid any low pass filter effect. (d) Two single shot current distance characteristics I(z) recorded on Tip B to determine the z_B tip apex to surface relative distance to reach the 12.9 kΩ quantum contact resistance. At this quantum contact, Tip B gives I_B = 183 nA for V_B = 6 mV i.e. an R_B = 32.8 KΩ junction resistance (12.9 kΩ + a very low noise 20 kΩ metallic resistance in series). (a) and (b) images STM: I = 10 pA, V = 30 mV, images size: 40 nm × 30 nm. Equivalent images for Tip A and Tip B. The single one shot I_B = I_B(z_B) were recorded in 10 s with the corresponding STM B feedback loop frozen. Multiple single shot I(z) characteristics were recorded for Tip A and Tip B. They present all the same slope (work-function). Only the jump to contact is changing from curve to curve with a z shift below 50 pm.