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August 2015
ISSN 0034-6748
EISSN 1089-7623
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INVITED ARTICLE
Invited Article: A compact optically coherent fiber frequency comb
L. C. Sinclair; J.-D. Deschênes; L. Sonderhouse; W. C. Swann; I. H. Khader; E. Baumann; N. R. Newbury; I. Coddington
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 081301 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928163
ARTICLES
Optics; Atoms and Molecules; Spectroscopy; Photon Detectors
A spectroelectrochemical cell for ultrafast two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083102 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927533
Suppression of vapor cell temperature error for spin-exchange-relaxation-free magnetometer
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083103 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927720
Continuous wave Cs diode pumped alkali laser pumped by single emitter narrowband laser diode
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083104 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926883
Growth of optical-quality anthracene crystals doped with dibenzoterrylene for controlled single photon production
Kyle D. Major; Yu-Hung Lien; Claudio Polisseni; Samuele Grandi; Kiang Wei Kho; Alex S. Clark; J. Hwang; E. A. Hinds
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083106 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928500
A versatile setup using femtosecond adaptive spectroscopic techniques for coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083107 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929380
Particle Sources, Optics and Acceleration; Particle Detectors
A gas ionisation detector in the axial (Bragg) geometry used for the time-of-flight elastic recoil detection analysis
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083301 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927605
Avalanche photodiode based time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Keiichi Ogasawara; Stefano A. Livi; Mihir I. Desai; Robert W. Ebert; David J. McComas; Brandon C. Walther
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083302 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927420
Optimizing the position resolution of a Z-stack microchannel plate resistive anode detector for low intensity signals
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083303 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927457
The ASACUSA Micromegas Tracker: A cylindrical, bulk Micromegas detector for antimatter research
B. Radics; Y. Nagata; Y. Yamazaki; S. Ishikawa; N. Kuroda; Y. Matsuda; M. Anfreville; S. Aune; M. Boyer; F. Chateau; M. Combet; R. Granelli; P. Legou; I. Mandjavidze; S. Procureur; M. Riallot; B. Vallage; M. Vandenbroucke
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083304 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927685
Infrared imaging diagnostics for intense pulsed electron beam
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083305 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928069
Muon detection studied by pulse-height energy analysis: Novel converter arrangements
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083306 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928109
CR-39 track detector calibration for H, He, and C ions from 0.1-0.5 MeV up to 5 MeV for laser-induced nuclear fusion product identification
C. Baccou; V. Yahia; S. Depierreux; C. Neuville; C. Goyon; F. Consoli; R. De Angelis; J. E. Ducret; G. Boutoux; J. Rafelski; C. Labaune
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083307 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927684
Electron string ion sources for carbon ion cancer therapy accelerators
A. Yu. Boytsov; D. E. Donets; E. D. Donets; E. E. Donets; K. Katagiri; K. Noda; D. O. Ponkin; A. Yu. Ramzdorf; V. V. Salnikov; V. B. Shutov
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083308 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927821
Detection efficiency of microchannel plates for e− and π− in the momentum range from 17.5 to 345 MeV/c
M. Tulej; S. Meyer; M. Lüthi; D. Lasi; A. Galli; L. Desorgher; W. Hajdas; S. Karlsson; L. Kalla; P. Wurz
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083310 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928063
Fast and efficient charge breeding of the Californium rare isotope breeder upgrade electron beam ion source
P. N. Ostroumov; A. Barcikowski; C. A. Dickerson; A. Perry; A. I. Pikin; S. I. Sharamentov; R. C. Vondrasek; G. P. Zinkann
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083311 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929464
Nuclear Physics, Fusion and Plasmas
Measurement of eddy-current distribution in the vacuum vessel of the Sino-UNIted Spherical Tokamak
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083502 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927682
Radial and poloidal correlation reflectometry on Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak
Hao Qu; Tao Zhang; Xiang Han; Fei Wen; Shoubiao Zhang; Defeng Kong; Yumin Wang; Yu Gao; Canbin Huang; Jianqing Cai; Xiang Gao
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083503 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927683
Design, development, and results from a charge-collector diagnostic for a toroidal electron plasma experiment
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083504 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927715
Development of a high-speed impedance measurement system for dual-frequency capacitive-coupled pulsed-plasma
Hohyoung Lee; Jeongbeom Lee; Gijung Park; Yunseok Han; Youngwook Lee; Gunhee Cho; Hanam Kim; Hongyoung Chang; Kyoungwook Min
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083505 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928121
A fibre based triature interferometer for measuring rapidly evolving, ablatively driven plasma densities
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083506 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927231
Measurements of high energy photons in Z-pinch experiments on primary test stand
Fenni Si; Chuanfei Zhang; Rongkun Xu; Xi Yuan; Zhanchang Huang; Zeping Xu; Fan Ye; Jianlun Yang; Jiamin Ning; Qingyuan Hu; Xuebin Zhu
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083507 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928746
A compact, coaxial shunt current diagnostic for X pinches
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083508 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928067
Cherenkov neutron detector for fusion reaction and runaway electron diagnostics
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083509 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929386
Imaging free-falling particles for multipoint measurement of plasma fluctuations
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083510 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929407
Performance of JT-60SA divertor Thomson scattering diagnostics
Shin Kajita; Takaki Hatae; Hiroshi Tojo; Akito Enokuchi; Takashi Hamano; Katsuhiro Shimizu; Hisato Kawashima
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083511 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929514
Microscopy and Imaging
Two-dimensional spatiotemporal focusing of femtosecond pulses and its applications in microscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083701 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927532
Electric field stimulation setup for photoemission electron microscopes
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083702 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927825
Synthetic aperture imaging for multilayer cylindrical object using an exterior rotating transducer
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083703 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928118
Correction of the equilibrium temperature caused by slight evaporation of water in protein crystal growth cells during long-term space experiments at International Space Station
Takahisa Fujiwara; Yoshihisa Suzuki; Izumi Yoshizaki; Katsuo Tsukamoto; Kenta Murayama; Seijiro Fukuyama; Kouhei Hosokawa; Kentaro Oshi; Daisuke Ito; Tomoya Yamazaki; Masaru Tachibana; Hitoshi Miura
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083704 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928491
An ultra-low noise optical head for liquid environment atomic force microscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083705 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928497
Contact resonance atomic force microscopy imaging in air and water using photothermal excitation
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083706 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928105
Choice of tip, signal stability, and practical aspects of piezoresponse-force-microscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083707 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929572
Condensed Matter; Materials
Ultrafast spin-switching of a ferrimagnetic alloy at room temperature traced by resonant magneto-optical Kerr effect using a seeded free electron laser
Sh. Yamamoto; M. Taguchi; T. Someya; Y. Kubota; S. Ito; H. Wadati; M. Fujisawa; F. Capotondi; E. Pedersoli; M. Manfredda; L. Raimondi; M. Kiskinova; J. Fujii; P. Moras; T. Tsuyama; T. Nakamura; T. Kato; T. Higashide; S. Iwata; S. Yamamoto; S. Shin; I. Matsuda
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083901 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927828
Fabrication of novel cryomill for synthesis of high purity metallic nanoparticles
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083903 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929325
Spatially confined low-power optically pumped ultrafast synchrotron x-ray nanodiffraction
Joonkyu Park; Qingteng Zhang; Pice Chen; Margaret P. Cosgriff; Jack A. Tilka; Carolina Adamo; Darrell G. Schlom; Haidan Wen; Yi Zhu; Paul G. Evans
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083904 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929436
Chemistry
Coupling an electrospray source and a solids probe/chemical ionization source to a selected ion flow tube apparatus
Joshua J. Melko; Shaun G. Ard; Nicholas S. Shuman; Randall E. Pedder; Christopher R. Taormina; Albert A. Viggiano
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084101 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927716
Facile time-of-flight methods for characterizing pulsed superfluid helium droplet beams
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084102 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928107
Catalyst synthesis and evaluation using an integrated atomic layer deposition synthesis–catalysis testing tool
Jeffrey Camacho-Bunquin; Heng Shou; Payoli Aich; David R. Beaulieu; Helmut Klotzsch; Stephen Bachman; Christopher L. Marshall; Adam Hock; Peter Stair
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084103 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928614
Biology and Medicine
Development of a prototype Open-close positron emission tomography system
Seiichi Yamamoto; Satoshi Okumura; Tadashi Watabe; Hayato Ikeda; Yasukazu Kanai; Toshiyuki Toshito; Masataka Komori; Yoshimune Ogata; Katsuhiko Kato; Jun Hatazawa
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084301 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929329
Gravity; Geophysics; Astronomy and Astrophysics
Investigation of mechanical properties of cryogenically treated music wire
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084501 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928610
Electronics; Electromagnetic Technology; Microwaves
Non-contact method for characterization of small size thermoelectric modules
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084701 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927604
Material selection of a ferrimagnetic loaded coaxial delay line for phasing gyromagnetic nonlinear transmission lines
J. M. Johnson; D. V. Reale; W. H. Cravey; R. S. Garcia; D. H. Barnett; A. A. Neuber; J. C. Dickens; J. J. Mankowski
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084702 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927719
Electron temperature and density probe for small aeronomy satellites
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084703 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927342
Development of electrical-erosion instrument for direct write micro-patterning on large area conductive thin films
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084704 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928748
A gigawatt level repetitive rate adjustable magnetic pulse compressor
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084705 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929516
Gigawatt-class radiation generated by a Ka-band overmoded Cherenkov-type high power millimeter wave generator
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084706 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929869
Thermometry; Thermal Diffusivity; Acoustics; Photothermal and Photoacoustic
In situ observation the interface undercooling of freezing colloidal suspensions with differential visualization method
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 084901 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928108
Sensors and Actuators/MEMS/NEMS
Comparative study of 0° X-cut and Y + 36°-cut lithium niobate high-voltage sensing
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085001 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927713
Development of a novel type of hybrid non-symmetric flexure hinges
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085003 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928593
Fast and robust control of nanopositioning systems: Performance limits enabled by field programmable analog arrays
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085004 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929379
General Instruments
Experimental rig to estimate the coefficient of friction between tire and surface in airplane touchdown simulations
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085102 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927681
Single proton counting at the RIKEN cell irradiation facility
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085103 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927718
Development and testing of an active high voltage saturation probe for characterization of ultra-high voltage silicon carbide semiconductor devices
Argenis V. Bilbao; James A. Schrock; William B. Ray, II; Mitchell D. Kelley; Shad L. Holt; Michael G. Giesselmann; Stephen B. Bayne
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085104 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927822
Fabrication of high-aspect-ratio platinum probes by two-step electrochemical etching
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085105 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928119
Online monitoring of oil film using electrical capacitance tomography and level set method
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085106 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928060
Logarithmic derivative method and system for capacitance measurement
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085109 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928061
A novel apparatus for in situ measurement of thermal conductivity of hydrate-bearing sediments
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085110 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928106
A lab-based ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectrometer with exchangeable analysis chambers
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 085113 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928498
NOTES
Note: Electrochemical cell for in operando X-ray diffraction measurements on a conventional X-ray diffractometer
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 086102 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926465
Note: Compact and light displacement sensor for a precision measurement system in large motion
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 086103 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928528
Note: Improving long-term stability of hot-wire anemometer sensors by means of annealing
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 086104 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929375
Note: Double-beveled multilayer stagger-split die for a large volume high-pressure apparatus
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 086106 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929712
Note: An improved calibration system with phase correction for electronic transformers with digital output
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 086108 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929756
Note: Fabrication of resolution target for super-resolution microscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 086109 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929711
Note: A novel method for generating multichannel quasi-square-wave pulses
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 086110 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929870
NEW PRODUCTS
REFEREE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ERRATA AND ADDENDA
Publisher’s Note: “New developments in micro-X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy for high-pressure research at 16-BM-D at the Advanced Photon Source” [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 072205 (2015)]
Changyong Park; Dmitry Popov; Daijo Ikuta; Chuanlong Lin; Curtis Kenney-Benson; Eric Rod; Arunkumar Bommannavar; Guoyin Shen
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 089901 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928406
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.
A glovebox-integrated confocal microscope for quantum sensing in inert atmosphere
Kseniia Volkova, Abhijeet M. Kumar, et al.