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Review of Scientific Instruments -- February 2009

Review of Scientific Instruments -- February 2009

Volume 80, Issue 2 , Articles (02xxxx)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Announcement: Multimedia capability added to Review of Scientific Instruments
    Mark M. Cassar
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 020201 (2009) (1 page)
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  • OPTICS; ATOMS AND MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON DETECTORS

  • Design and estimated performance of a new neutron guide system for the NCNR expansion project
    J. C. Cook
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023101 (2009) (10 pages)
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  • A versatile electron-ion coincidence spectrometer for photoelectron momentum imaging and threshold spectroscopy on mass selected ions using synchrotron radiation
    Gustavo A. Garcia, Héloïse Soldi-Lose, and Laurent Nahon
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023102 (2009) (12 pages)
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  • 2E1 Ar17+ decay and conventional radioactive sources to determine efficiency of semiconductor detectors
    Emily Lamour, Christophe Prigent, Benjamin Eberhardt, Jean Pierre Rozet, and Dominique Vernhet
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023103 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • Principle, calibration, and application of the in situ alkali chloride monitor
    Christer Forsberg, Markus Broström, Rainer Backman, Elin Edvardsson, Shahriar Badiei, Magnus Berg, and Håkan Kassman
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023104 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • Chromatic-free spatially resolved optical emission spectroscopy diagnostics for microplasma
    Li-Guo Zhu, Wen-Cong Chen, Xi-Ming Zhu, Yi-Kang Pu, and Ze-Ren Li
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023105 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • PARTICLE SOURCES, OPTICS AND ACCELERATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS

  • Improved plasma uniformity in a discharge system with electron injection
    A. V. Vizir, A. V. Tyunkov, and M. V. Shandrikov
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023301 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • A picosecond time-resolved electron energy spectrometer based on Čerenkov radiation
    Lee N. Elberson, Yuan Ping, Ronnie L. Shepherd, Pravesh K. Patel, Andrew J. Mackinnon, and Wendell T. Hill, III
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023302 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • Robust, easily shaped, and epoxy-free carbon-fiber-aluminum cathodes for generating high-current electron beams
    Lie Liu, Limin Li, Jianchun Wen, and Hong Wan
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023303 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • NUCLEAR PHYSICS, FUSION AND PLASMAS

  • Digital I/Q demodulation for KSTAR ion cyclotron range of frequency system
    S. J. Wang, J. G. Kwak, and C. K. Hwang
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023501 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • Wall scanning probe for high-field side plasma measurements on Alcator C-Mod
    Noah Smick and Brian LaBombard
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023502 (2009) (8 pages)
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  • Localized measurement of short wavelength plasma fluctuations with the DIII-D phase contrast imaging diagnostic
    J. R. Dorris, J. C. Rost, and M. Porkolab
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023503 (2009) (10 pages)
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  • Measurement of the energy distribution of an intense electron beam in an external magnetic field
    M. C. Myers, S. B. Swanekamp, M. Friedman, and F. Hegeler
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023504 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • Radio-frequency electromagnetic field measurements for direct detection of electron Bernstein waves in a torus plasma
    Eiichi Yatsuka, Kiyotake Kinjo, Junji Morikawa, and Yuichi Ogawa
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023505 (2009) (6 pages)
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  • MICROSCOPY AND IMAGING

  • Frequency modulation atomic force microscopy in ambient environments utilizing robust feedback tuning
    J. I. Kilpatrick, A. Gannepalli, J. P. Cleveland, and S. P. Jarvis
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023701 (2009) (6 pages)
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  • Separation of topographic features from magnetic force images using capacitive coupling effect
    Byung I. Kim
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023702 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • Thermally actuated tapping mode atomic force microscopy with polymer microcantilevers
    Bhaskar Mitra and Angelo Gaitas
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023703 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • Application of triangular atomic force microscopy cantilevers to friction measurement with the improved parallel scan method
    Yu-Liang Wang and Xue-Zeng Zhao
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023704 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • Development of atomic force microscope with wide-band magnetic excitation for study of soft matter dynamics
    Masami Kageshima, Takuma Chikamoto, Tatsuya Ogawa, Yoshiki Hirata, Takahito Inoue, Yoshitaka Naitoh, Yan Jun Li, and Yasuhiro Sugawara
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023705 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • High sensitivity resonance frequency measurements of individual microcantilevers using fiber optical interferometry
    Thomas Duden and Velimir Radmilovic
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023706 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • Wideband low-noise optical beam deflection sensor with photothermal excitation for liquid-environment atomic force microscopy
    Takeshi Fukuma
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023707 (2009) (8 pages)
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  • A low-temperature spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscope operating in a fully rotatable magnetic field
    S. Meckler, M. Gyamfi, O. Pietzsch, and R. Wiesendanger
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023708 (2009) (8 pages)
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  • Quantitative analysis of signal transduction in motile and phototactic cells by computerized light stimulation and model based tracking
    Stefan Streif, Wilfried Franz Staudinger, Dieter Oesterhelt, and Wolfgang Marwan
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023709 (2009) (8 pages)
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  • CONDENSED MATTER; MATERIALS

  • Experimental setup and realization of thin film specimens for microtensile tests
    Christophe Malhaire, Cédric Seguineau, Michel Ignat, Charles Josserond, Laurent Debove, Sebastiano Brida, Jean-Michel Desmarres, and Xavier Lafontan
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023901 (2009) (5 pages)
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  • High resolution in situ magneto-optic Kerr effect and scanning tunneling microscopy setup with all optical components in UHV
    A. Lehnert, P. Buluschek, N. Weiss, J. Giesecke, M. Treier, S. Rusponi, and H. Brune
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023902 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • Automated spin-assisted layer-by-layer assembly of nanocomposites
    Steven Vozar, Yeh-Chuin Poh, Thomas Serbowicz, Matthew Bachner, Paul Podsiadlo, Ming Qin, Eric Verploegen, Nicholas Kotov, and A. John Hart
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023903 (2009) (5 pages)
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  • Microwave absorption measurements using a broad-band meanderline approach
    C. C. Tsai, J. Choi, Sunglae Cho, S. J. Lee, B. K. Sarma, C. Thompson, O. Chernyashevskyy, I. Nevirkovets, and J. B. Ketterson
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023904 (2009) (8 pages)
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  • An ultrahigh-vacuum apparatus for resonant diffraction experiments using soft x rays (hnu=300–2000  eV)
    T. Takeuchi, A. Chainani, Y. Takata, Y. Tanaka, M. Oura, M. Tsubota, Y. Senba, H. Ohashi, T. Mochiku, K. Hirata, and S. Shin
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023905 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • Miniature anvil cell for high-pressure measurements in a commercial superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer
    Patricia Lebre Alireza and Gilbert George Lonzarich
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023906 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • Boron-doped diamond heater and its application to large-volume, high-pressure, and high-temperature experiments
    Anton Shatskiy, Daisuke Yamazaki, Guillaume Morard, Titus Cooray, Takuya Matsuzaki, Yuji Higo, Ken-ichi Funakoshi, Hitoshi Sumiya, Eiji Ito, and Tomoo Katsura
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023907 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • Enhanced sensitivity in detection of Kerr rotation by double modulation and time averaging based on Allan variance
    Arjun Joshua and V. Venkataraman
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 023908 (2009) (6 pages)
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  • BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

  • Multifrequency frequency-domain spectrometer for tissue analysis
    Sonja Spichtig, René Hornung, Derek W. Brown, Daniel Haensse, and Martin Wolf
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 024301 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • Spectral-domain low coherence interferometry/optical coherence tomography system for fine needle breast biopsy guidance
    N. V. Iftimia, M. Mujat, T. Ustun, R. D. Ferguson, V. Danthu, and D. X. Hammer
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 024302 (2009) (9 pages)
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  • GRAVITY; GEOPHYSICS; ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

  • Development of a Couette–Taylor flow device with active minimization of secondary circulation
    E. Schartman, H. Ji, and M. J. Burin
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 024501 (2009) (8 pages)
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  • ELECTRONICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVES

  • Use of shorted coaxial transmission line for high-power microwave measurement
    Yu-Wei Fan, Hui-Huang Zhong, Ting Shu, Zhi-Qiang Li, Heng Zhou, Wei-Hong Zhou, and Ling Luo
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 024701 (2009) (4 pages)
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  • Electric generator using a triangular diamagnetic levitating rotor system
    Joe Nhut Ho and Wei-Chih Wang
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 024702 (2009) (8 pages)
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  • Measurement of magnetic losses by thermal method applied to power ferrites at high level of induction and frequency
    V. Loyau, M. Lo Bue, and F. Mazaleyrat
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 024703 (2009) (6 pages)
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  • Switchable wiring for high-resolution electronic measurements at very low temperatures
    C. Schirm, H.-F. Pernau, and E. Scheer
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 024704 (2009) (5 pages)
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  • THERMOMETRY; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY; ACOUSTIC; PHOTOTHERMAL AND PHOTOACOUSTIC

  • Thermal conductivity measurement of fluids using the 3omega method
    Seung-Min Lee
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 024901 (2009) (7 pages)
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  • GENERAL INSTRUMENTS

  • Thermostat for high temperature and transient characterization of thin film thermoelectric materials
    Rajeev Singh and Ali Shakouri
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 025101 (2009) (5 pages)
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  • Development of pressure cell for specific heat measurement at low temperature and high Magnetic field
    T. Kawae, K. Yaita, Y. Yoshida, Y. Inagaki, M. Ohashi, G. Oomi, K. Matsubayashi, T. Matsumoto, and Y. Uwatoko
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 025102 (2009) (5 pages)
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  • Heat flux sensor calibration using noninteger system identification: Theory, experiment, and error analysis
    Jean-Laurent Gardarein, Jean-Luc Battaglia, and Stefan Löhle
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 025103 (2009) (8 pages)
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  • Applied digital signal processing systems for vortex flowmeter with digital signal processing
    Ke-Jun Xu, Zhi-Hai Zhu, Yang Zhou, Xiao-Fen Wang, San-Shan Liu, Yun-Zhi Huang, and Zhi-Yuan Chen
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 025104 (2009) (10 pages)
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  • Signal extraction using ensemble empirical mode decomposition and sparsity in pipeline magnetic flux leakage nondestructive evaluation
    Liang Chen, Xing Li, Xun-bo Li, and Zuo-ying Huang
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 025105 (2009) (6 pages)
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  • NOTES

  • Heterodyne lock-in thermal coupling measurements in integrated circuits: Applications to test and characterization
    J. Altet, E. Aldrete-Vidrio, D. Mateo, A. Salhi, S. Grauby, W. Claeys, S. Dilhaire, X. Perpiñà, and X. Jordà
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 026101 (2009) (3 pages)
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  • A single source femtosecond-millisecond broadband spectrometer
    E. C. Carroll, M. P. Hill, D. Madsen, K. R. Malley, and D. S. Larsen
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 026102 (2009) (3 pages)
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  • A sample cell to study hydrate formation with x-ray scattering
    Heiko Conrad, Felix Lehmkühler, Christian Sternemann, Omid Feroughi, Laura Simonelli, Simo Huotari, and Metin Tolan
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 026103 (2009) (3 pages)
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  • Effect of sample structure on reconstruction quality in computed tomography
    Meng Cao, Hai-Bo Zhang, Chao Li, and Ryuji Nishi
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 026104 (2009) (3 pages)
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  • A versatile and reliably reusable ultrahigh vacuum viewport
    K. J. Weatherill, J. D. Pritchard, P. F. Griffin, U. Dammalapati, C. S. Adams, and E. Riis
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 026105 (2009) (3 pages)
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  • High performance electrospinning system for fabricating highly uniform polymer nanofibers
    Muhammad Miftahul Munir, Ferry Iskandar, Khairurrijal, and Kikuo Okuyama
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 026106 (2009) (3 pages)
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  • Impedance e-tongue instrument for rapid liquid assessment
    Flávio P. A. Cabral, Bruno B. Bergamo, Cleber A. R. Dantas, A. Riul, Jr, and José A. Giacometti
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 026107 (2009) (3 pages)
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  • Comparison of balloon-carried atmospheric motion sensors with Doppler lidar turbulence measurements
    R. G. Harrison, A. M. Heath, R. J. Hogan, and G. W. Rogers
    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 026108 (2009) (3 pages)
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