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September 2011
ISSN 0034-6748
EISSN 1089-7623
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INVITED ARTICLE
Invited Article: Millimeter-wave bolometer array receiver for the Atacama pathfinder experiment Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (APEX-SZ) instrument
D. Schwan; P. A. R. Ade; K. Basu; A. N. Bender; F. Bertoldi; H.-M. Cho; G. Chon; John Clarke; M. Dobbs; D. Ferrusca; R. Güsten; N. W. Halverson; W. L. Holzapfel; C. Horellou; D. Johansson; B. R. Johnson; J. Kennedy; Z. Kermish; R. Kneissl; T. Lanting; A. T. Lee; M. Lueker; J. Mehl; K. M. Menten; D. Muders; F. Pacaud; T. Plagge; C. L. Reichardt; P. L. Richards; R. Schaaf; P. Schilke; M. W. Sommer; H. Spieler; C. Tucker; A. Weiss; B. Westbrook; O. Zahn
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 091301 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3637460
ARTICLES
Optics; Atoms and Molecules; Spectroscopy; Photon Detectors
Optical scanning system for light-absorption measurement of deep biological tissue
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093101 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3632133
High signal-to-noise Fourier transform spectroscopy with light emitting diode sources
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093103 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3633944
Linac Coherent Light Source soft x-ray materials science instrument optical design and monochromator commissioning
Philip Heimann; Oleg Krupin; William F. Schlotter; Joshua Turner; Jacek Krzywinski; Florian Sorgenfrei; Marc Messerschmidt; David Bernstein; Jaromir Chalupský; Vera Hájková; Stefan Hau-Riege; Michael Holmes; Libor Juha; Nicholas Kelez; Jan Lüning; Dennis Nordlund; Monica Fernandez Perea; Andreas Scherz; Regina Soufli; Wilfried Wurth; Michael Rowen
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093104 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3633947
Demonstration of a room temperature 2.48–2.75 THz coherent spectroscopy source
John C. Pearson; Brian J. Drouin; Alain Maestrini; Imran Mehdi; John Ward; Robert H. Lin; Shanshan Yu; John J. Gill; Bertrand Thomas; Choonsup Lee; Goutam Chattopadhyay; Erich Schlecht; Frank W. Maiwald; Paul F. Goldsmith; Peter Siegel
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093105 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3617420
A tilt sensor with a compact dimension based on a long-period fiber grating
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093106 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3639875
Repetitive operation of switchless transverse flow transversely excited atmosphere CO2 lasers
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093107 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3629137
A traveling wave decelerator for neutral polar molecules
Samuel A. Meek; Maxwell F. Parsons; Georg Heyne; Viktor Platschkowski; Henrik Haak; Gerard Meijer; Andreas Osterwalder
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093108 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3640413
Single-shot velocity-map imaging of attosecond light-field control at kilohertz rate
F. Süßmann; S. Zherebtsov; J. Plenge; Nora G. Johnson; M. Kübel; A. M. Sayler; V. Mondes; C. Graf; E. Rühl; G. G. Paulus; D. Schmischke; P. Swrschek; M. F. Kling
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093109 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3639333
Ultra-low noise single-photon detector based on Si avalanche photodiode
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093110 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3641294
High-precision semiconductor wavelength sensor based on a double-layer photo diode
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093111 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3640409
Spectrographic temperature measurement of a high power breakdown arc in a high pressure gas switch
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093112 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3641880
Particle Sources, Optics and Acceleration; Particle Detectors
Nuclear Physics, Fusion and Plasmas
Development of a radio-frequency ion beam source for fast-ion studies on the large plasma device
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093501 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3631628
Lithium plasma emitter for collisionless magnetized plasma experiment
Eiichirou Kawamori; Jyun-Yi Lee; Yi-Jue Huang; Wun-Jheng Syugu; Sung-Xuang Song; Tung-Yuan Hsieh; C. Z. Cheng
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093502 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3632981
A new nonlinear reconstruction method based on total variation regularization of neutron penumbral imaging
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093504 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3638463
A synchronized emissive probe for time-resolved plasma potential measurements of pulsed discharges
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093505 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3640408
Grazing incidence extreme ultraviolet spectrometer fielded with time resolution in a hostile Z-pinch environment
K. M. Williamson; V. L. Kantsyrev; A. S. Safronova; P. G. Wilcox; W. Cline; S. Batie; B. LeGalloudec; V. Nalajala; A. Astanovitsky
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093506 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3626930
Electron current extraction from a permanent magnet waveguide plasma cathode
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093507 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3642662
Microscopy and Imaging
Micro axial tomography: A miniaturized, versatile stage device to overcome resolution anisotropy in fluorescence light microscopy
Florian Staier; Heinz Eipel; Petr Matula; Alexei V. Evsikov; Michal Kozubek; Christoph Cremer; Michael Hausmann
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093701 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3632115
X-ray beam induced current method at the laboratory x-ray source
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093702 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3633948
Atomic force microscopy at ambient and liquid conditions with stiff sensors and small amplitudes
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093703 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3633950
Whispering-gallery acoustic sensing: Characterization of mesoscopic films and scanning probe microscopy applications
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093704 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3635224
Optics clustered to output unique solutions: A multi-laser facility for combined single molecule and ensemble microscopy
David T. Clarke; Stanley W. Botchway; Benjamin C. Coles; Sarah R. Needham; Selene K. Roberts; Daniel J. Rolfe; Christopher J. Tynan; Andrew D. Ward; Stephen E. D. Webb; Rahul Yadav; Laura Zanetti-Domingues; Marisa L. Martin-Fernandez
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093705 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3635536
Prototype cantilevers for quantitative lateral force microscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093706 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3624700
Condensed Matter; Materials
High energy resolution bandpass photon detector for inverse photoemission spectroscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093901 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3630948
Heat transfer simulation and thermal measurements of microfabricated x-ray transparent heater stages
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093904 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3640407
Electrochemical isothermal-capacitance-transient spectroscopy: A new depth profiling method of deep levels
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093905 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3632118
Micromechanical testing with microstrain resolution
D. J. Dunstan; J. U. Gallé; B. Ehrler; N. J. Schmitt; T. T. Zhu; X. D. Hou; K. M. Y. P’ng; G. Gannaway; A. J. Bushby
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 093906 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3636074
Chemistry
Electrical calcium test for moisture barrier evaluation for organic devices
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094101 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3633956
Laser ablation-miniature mass spectrometer for elemental and isotopic analysis of rocks
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094102 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3626794
Design, construction, and testing of a large-cavity, 1-10 GHz Flygare-Balle spectrometer
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094103 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3627489
Biology and Medicine
A robotics platform for automated batch fabrication of high density, microfluidics-based DNA microarrays, with applications to single cell, multiplex assays of secreted proteins
Habib Ahmad; Alex Sutherland; Young Shik Shin; Kiwook Hwang; Lidong Qin; Russell-John Krom; James R. Heath
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094301 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3636077
Gravity; Geophysics; Astronomy and Astrophysics
A superconducting gravity gradiometer for measurements from a moving vehicle
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094501 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3632114
A state observer for the Virgo inverted pendulum
T. Accadia; F. Acernese; P. Astone; G. Ballardin; F. Barone; M. Barsuglia; A. Basti; Th. S. Bauer; M. Bebronne; M. G. Beker; A. Belletoile; M. Bitossi; M. A. Bizouard; M. Blom; F. Bondu; L. Bonelli; R. Bonnand; V. Boschi; L. Bosi; B. Bouhou; S. Braccini; C. Bradaschia; M. Branchesi; T. Briant; A. Brillet; V. Brisson; T. Bulik; H. J. Bulten; D. Buskulic; C. Buy; G. Cagnoli; E. Calloni; B. Canuel; F. Carbognani; F. Cavalier; R. Cavalieri; G. Cella; E. Cesarini; O. Chaibi; E. Chassande-Mottin; A. Chincarini; A. Chiummo; F. Cleva; E. Coccia; P.-F. Cohadon; C. N. Colacino; J. Colas; A. Colla; M. Colombini; A. Conte; A. Corsi; J.-P. Coulon; E. Cuoco; S. D’ Antonio; V. Dattilo; M. Davier; R. Day; R. De Rosa; G. Debreczeni; W. Del Pozzo; M. del Prete; L. Di Fiore; A. Di Lieto; M. Di Paolo Emilio; A. Di Virgilio; A. Dietz; M. Drago; G. Endrőczi; V. Fafone; I. Ferrante; F. Fidecaro; I. Fiori; R. Flaminio; L. A. Forte; J.-D. Fournier; J. Franc; S. Frasca; F. Frasconi; M. Galimberti; L. Gammaitoni; F. Garufi; M. E. Gáspár; G. Gemme; E. Genin; A. Gennai; A. Giazotto; R. Gouaty; M. Granata; C. Greverie; G. M. Guidi; J.-F. Hayau; A. Heidmann; H. Heitmann; P. Hello; P. Jaranowski; I. Kowalska; A. Królak; N. Leroy; N. Letendre; T. G. F. Li; N. Liguori; M. Lorenzini; V. Loriette; G. Losurdo; E. Majorana; I. Maksimovic; N. Man; M. Mantovani; F. Marchesoni; F. Marion; J. Marque; F. Martelli; A. Masserot; C. Michel; L. Milano; Y. Minenkov; M. Mohan; N. Morgado; A. Morgia; B. Mours; L. Naticchioni; F. Nocera; G. Pagliaroli; L. Palladino; C. Palomba; F. Paoletti; M. Parisi; A. Pasqualetti; R. Passaquieti; D. Passuello; G. Persichetti; F. Piergiovanni; M. Pietka; L. Pinard; R. Poggiani; M. Prato; G. A. Prodi; M. Punturo; P. Puppo; D. S. Rabeling; I. Rácz; P. Rapagnani; V. Re; T. Regimbau; F. Ricci; F. Robinet; A. Rocchi; L. Rolland; R. Romano; D. Rosińska; P. Ruggi; B. Sassolas; D. Sentenac; L. Sperandio; R. Sturani; B. Swinkels; M. Tacca; L. Taffarello; A. Toncelli; M. Tonelli; O. Torre; E. Tournefier; F. Travasso; G. Vajente; J. F. J. van den Brand; C. Van Den Broeck; S. van der Putten; M. Vasuth; M. Vavoulidis; G. Vedovato; D. Verkindt; F. Vetrano; A. Viceré; J.-Y. Vinet; S. Vitale; H. Vocca; R. L. Ward; M. Was; M. Yvert; A. Zadroźny; J.-P. Zendri
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094502 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3637466
Electronics; Electromagnetic Technology; Microwaves
Accurate measurement of domain wall velocity in amorphous microwires, submicron wires, and nanowires
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094701 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3635223
Interface shear microrheometer with an optically driven oscillating probe particle
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094702 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3627410
Static voltage distribution between turns of secondary winding of air-core spiral strip transformer and its application
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 094704 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3625280
Thermometry; Thermal Diffusivity; Acoustics; Photothermal and Photoacoustic
General Instruments
Experimental research on a modular miniaturization nanoindentation device
Hu Huang; Hongwei Zhao; Jie Mi; Jie Yang; Shunguang Wan; Zhaojun Yang; Jiwang Yan; Zhichao Ma; Chunyang Geng
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095101 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3632980
Probing liquid distribution in partially saturated porous materials with hydraulic admittance
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095102 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3635335
A battery-operated, stabilized, high-energy pulsed electron gun for the production of rare gas excimers
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095103 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3636078
A novel algorithm combining oversampling and digital lock-in amplifier of high speed and precision
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095106 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3633943
Examination of gas desorption by B4C resin for use in neutron scattering experiment
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095109 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3635538
Changes in CR-39 proton sensitivity due to prolonged exposure to high vacuums relevant to the National Ignition Facility and OMEGA
M. J.-E. Manuel; M. J. Rosenberg; N. Sinenian; H. Rinderknecht; A. B. Zylstra; F. H. Séguin; J. Frenje; C. K. Li; R. D. Petrasso
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095110 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3635537
A 2 MV Van de Graaff accelerator as a tool for planetary and impact physics research
Anna Mocker; Sebastian Bugiel; Siegfried Auer; Günter Baust; Andrew Colette; Keith Drake; Katherina Fiege; Eberhard Grün; Frieder Heckmann; Stefan Helfert; Jonathan Hillier; Sascha Kempf; Günter Matt; Tobias Mellert; Tobin Munsat; Katharina Otto; Frank Postberg; Hans-Peter Röser; Anthony Shu; Zoltán Sternovsky; Ralf Srama
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095111 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3637461
The magnetic-distortion probe: Velocimetry in conducting fluids
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095112 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3630949
Viscosity measurements of liquids under pressure by using the quartz crystal resonators
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095114 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3638465
A broadband ferromagnetic resonance spectrometer to measure thin films up to 70 GHz
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 095115 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3641319
NOTES
Note: Updates to an ultra-low noise laser current driver
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 096101 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3630950
Note: Simple means for selective removal of the 365 nm line from the Hg spectrum using Dy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 096102 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3639128
Note: An underwater multi-channel plasma array for water sterilization
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 096103 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3633945
Note: Anti-strong-disturbance signal processing method of vortex flowmeter with two sensors
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 096105 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3632119
Note: A high transmission Faraday optical isolator in the 9.2 μm range
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 096106 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3640004
Note: Binding energy scale calibration of electron spectrometers for photoelectron spectroscopy using a single sample
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 096107 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3642659
NEW PRODUCTS
Overview of the early campaign diagnostics for the SPARC tokamak (invited)
M. L. Reinke, I. Abramovic, et al.
An instrumentation guide to measuring thermal conductivity using frequency domain thermoreflectance (FDTR)
Dylan J. Kirsch, Joshua Martin, et al.
Design and performance of a magnetic bottle electron spectrometer for high-energy photoelectron spectroscopy
Kurtis Borne, Jordan T. O’Neal, et al.