{"title":"High-precision and short duration operating time dispersion in a fast mechanical switch driven by an ultrasonic motor: Modeling, prediction, and compensation.","authors":"Yuzhi Fang, Xiaoniu Li, Jianing Xu, Dengxian Zhou, Zifu Wang, Zhiyuan Yao","doi":"10.1063/5.0336367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0336367","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To mitigate electromagnetic transient impacts on the power grid during circuit opening and closing operations, precise phase control necessitates exceptional consistency in the operating time of fast mechanical switches driven by ultrasonic motors. However, mechanical clearance and collision introduce significant dispersion in operating time. Moreover, because the operating time lies on the millisecond scale, conventional closed-loop control methods face prohibitively complex implementation challenges. To address this issue, this study develops an analytical model of the fast mechanical switch driven by an ultrasonic motor and proposes a Support Vector Regression (SVR)-based prediction model to characterize and compensate for operating time dispersion via a delayed-start strategy. The analytical model provides the theoretical operating time and identifies key working parameters. The SVR-based prediction model then estimates the actual operating time. The required delayed-start time corresponds to the difference between the theoretical and predicted operating times. Unlike traditional closed-loop control, which demands high-frequency sampling and real-time computation of control laws, the proposed method only requires offline prediction of operating time based on observed data, followed by determination of the delayed-start interval. Experimental results demonstrate that this approach controls operating times within 23 ± 0.15 and 25 ± 0.15 ms, satisfying the phase control requirements for the fast mechanical switch. This performance surpasses the current operating time dispersion control of ±0.2 ms achieved in Thomson-coil-driven mechanical switches.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148405608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimization of eddy current probe for carbon fiber reinforced polymer laminates detection based on back propagation_kriging and improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization methods.","authors":"Chenglong Xing, Wenru Fan","doi":"10.1063/5.0331903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0331903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) is widely used in aerospace applications owing to its superior material properties. The development of efficient and reliable non-destructive testing methods is crucial for structural health monitoring of CFRP. This study proposes a novel non-contact eddy current testing (ECT) approach utilizing a transmit-receive (T-R) probe equipped with a figure-eight transmitter coil to mitigate lift-off interference. To achieve simultaneous enhancement of spatial resolution and detection sensitivity, a multi-objective optimization framework for the probe structure is established. Due to the lack of an explicit mathematical model for the induced-voltage amplitude of the receiver coil, this study develops a Back Propagation_Kriging predictive model to accurately approximate the response. Guided by this model, an improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm combined with an entropy-weighted technique for order preference by a similarity to ideal solution scheme enables an effective balance between spatial resolution and detection sensitivity. Simulation analyses combined with experimental measurements show that the optimized probe delivers finer spatial resolution and a pronounced improvement in detection sensitivity, demonstrating the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed optimization framework for advanced ECT probe design.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148423709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenpeng Sun, Dongya Duan, Fu Cao, Yanshun Jia, Yuxuan Li, Ming Zhu, Jianzhi Li
{"title":"Crack monitoring of asphalt mixtures via embedded ultra-weak fiber Bragg grating.","authors":"Wenpeng Sun, Dongya Duan, Fu Cao, Yanshun Jia, Yuxuan Li, Ming Zhu, Jianzhi Li","doi":"10.1063/5.0343489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0343489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cracks are a common and critical form of damage in expressway structures, where asphalt mixture serves as the primary surface layer material. However, the cracking response of ultra-weak fiber Bragg grating (UWFBG) sensors in asphalt mixture remains ambiguous, limiting their practical application in road monitoring. This paper explores the crack response characteristics of UWFBG sensors to enable effective crack detection in asphalt mixtures using crack, cutting experiment, and numerical analysis. The numerical results show that the mortar-UWFBG interface is the weakest region within the asphalt mixture. The experimental results show that these UWFBG sensors can quantitatively measure cracks with widths ranging from 0.46 to 5.75 mm, exhibiting a strong linear correlation between wavelength and actual crack width, which agrees with the numerical analysis results. Furthermore, the experimental results show that they are capable of detecting cracks as narrow as 0.5 mm. This work provides a reliable approach and insight for crack development of asphalt mixture with embedded UWFBG sensing cable in road infrastructure.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148423792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A-K Raab, M Schmoll, E R Simpson, M Redon, Y Fang, C Guo, A-L Viotti, C L Arnold, A L'Huillier, J Mauritsson
{"title":"Erratum: \"Highly versatile, two-color setup for high-order harmonic generation using spatial light modulators\" [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 95, 073002 (2024)].","authors":"A-K Raab, M Schmoll, E R Simpson, M Redon, Y Fang, C Guo, A-L Viotti, C L Arnold, A L'Huillier, J Mauritsson","doi":"10.1063/5.0344206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0344206","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148362307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jingxuan He, Karol Długołęcki, Hubertus Bromberger, Amit K Samanta, Jochen Küpper
{"title":"Controlled beams of cryo-cooled protein-like nanoparticles.","authors":"Jingxuan He, Karol Długołęcki, Hubertus Bromberger, Amit K Samanta, Jochen Küpper","doi":"10.1063/5.0338111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0338111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a cryogenic buffer-gas-cell-aerodynamic-lens-stack setup that enables the generation of shock-frozen, dense, and controllable beams of various nanoparticles in the gas phase, including small and low-density species, such as isolated proteins. We demonstrate characterization of the setup using strong-field ionization combined with electron imaging and counting, as well as ion time-of-flight spectrometry, allowing the unambiguous detection of nanoparticles in the protein-size range and full reconstruction of the particle beams, including determination of particle flux and number density. The generation and characterization workflow presented here provides a valuable approach for protein-like sample preparation and delivery in single-particle diffractive imaging, microscopy, and low-temperature nanoscience.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148472530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T D Rehm, C Altermatt, L Bernard, A Bocchieri, N Butler, O Carey, R C Challener, J Hartley, K R Helson, D P Kelly, K Klangboonkrong, A L Korotkov, M Lally, E Leong, N K Lewis, S Li, M Line, S F Maher, R McClelland, L V Mugnai, P C Nagler, C B Netterfield, V Parmentier, E Pascale, J Patience, L J Romualdez, P A Scowen, G S Tucker, I Waldmann
{"title":"The EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE): A balloon-borne mission to measure spectroscopic phase curves of transiting hot Jupiters.","authors":"T D Rehm, C Altermatt, L Bernard, A Bocchieri, N Butler, O Carey, R C Challener, J Hartley, K R Helson, D P Kelly, K Klangboonkrong, A L Korotkov, M Lally, E Leong, N K Lewis, S Li, M Line, S F Maher, R McClelland, L V Mugnai, P C Nagler, C B Netterfield, V Parmentier, E Pascale, J Patience, L J Romualdez, P A Scowen, G S Tucker, I Waldmann","doi":"10.1063/5.0326026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0326026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope (EXCITE) is a balloon-borne mission dedicated to measuring spectroscopic phase curves of hot Jupiter-type exoplanets. Phase curve measurements can be used to characterize an exoplanet's longitude-dependent atmospheric composition and energy circulation patterns. EXCITE carries a 0.5 m primary mirror and a moderate resolution diffraction-limited spectrograph with spectral coverage from 0.8 to 3.5 μm. EXCITE is designed to fly from a long-duration balloon. EXCITE will observe through the peak of a target's spectral energy distribution and through spectral signatures of hydrogen and carbon-containing molecules. In this paper, we present the science goals of EXCITE, detail the as-built instrument, and discuss its performance during a 2024 engineering flight from Fort Sumner, New Mexico.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148520858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Sims, Benjamin Sims, Brian Wright, John W Lewellen, Sergey V Baryshev
{"title":"Three-dimensional printing as a rapid prototyping approach for novel radio frequency cavity designs.","authors":"David Sims, Benjamin Sims, Brian Wright, John W Lewellen, Sergey V Baryshev","doi":"10.1063/5.0315255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0315255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three-dimensional (3D) printing of radio frequency (RF) cavity resonators could provide a cost-effective solution that enables rapid prototyping and design flexibility compared to traditional fabrication of full-metal cavities. In this work, the feasibility of fabrication of a useful multi-mode gigahertz (GHz) cavity is explored. Two kinds of plastics, two slicing approaches, and two metal coating techniques were used to build a series of clamped cavities with thin inner copper surface on otherwise 3D printed plastic surface. The cavities were then bench-tested to identify spatial field distributions, operating frequencies, and quality factor (Q-factor). Pros and cons of the used fabrication approaches were identified and understood, and the performance of longitudinally sliced painted cavity design demonstrated considerable practicality of the 3D-printing approach in designing RF systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148550379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ou Zhang, Shingo Fukuda, Sichen Mi, Zhaoyi Zhai, Zhuoyi Li, Li Liu, Toshio Ando, Feng Luo, Fang Jiao
{"title":"Diamond probe preparation for developing faster high-speed atomic force microscopy.","authors":"Ou Zhang, Shingo Fukuda, Sichen Mi, Zhaoyi Zhai, Zhuoyi Li, Li Liu, Toshio Ando, Feng Luo, Fang Jiao","doi":"10.1063/5.0322471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0322471","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Single-crystal diamond (SCD), an ultimate mechanical engineering material, offers exceptional potential for next-generation sensing and imaging systems; however, its nanoscale fabrication-particularly for ultrathin free-standing devices-remains challenging. Here, we propose a universal hybrid micro/nanofabrication strategy and demonstrate its capability through the fabrication of ultrashort, ultrathin SCD cantilevers that overcome key performance limits in high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM). By combining high-throughput angled laser micromachining with nanoscale focused ion beam refinement, we achieve precise geometric control while preserving crystallinity and nanometer surface flatness, with drastically reduced material removal and fabrication time. This approach enables the direct fabrication of free-standing SCD cantilevers with dimensions of ∼7 × 2 × 0.08-0.15 μm3. By integrating amorphous carbon tips via electron-beam-induced deposition, fully functional HS-AFM probes are realized. The fabricated probes exhibit resonance frequencies of 3.7-6.0 MHz-3-4 times higher than commercial quartz-like cantilevers-while maintaining spring constants suitable for soft-matter and biological imaging. Using the fabricated SCD probe, HS-AFM imaging of actin filaments achieved stable acquisition at 25 fps. This scalable and versatile method opens new opportunities for ultrafast HS-AFM and broadly enables high-performance diamond nanostructures for nanomechanical sensing and micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148536374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A top-loading point-contact spectroscopy probe with in-situ sample exchange for dilution refrigerators.","authors":"Ghulam Mohmad, Atanu Mishra, Goutam Sheet","doi":"10.1063/5.0337023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0337023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the design and implementation of a point-contact spectroscopy system integrated with a dilution refrigerator, enabling measurements down to 30 mK. The setup employs a needle-anvil geometry with a cryogenic piezo-driven nanopositioner for in situ formation of mesoscopic point contacts. We discuss the thermal anchoring strategies that enable efficient cooling of the probe to ultra-low temperatures and reliable measurements. We also address positioner-related challenges and the solutions implemented to ensure stable operation at millikelvin temperatures. The performance of the probe is demonstrated through point contact spectroscopy on Ta-doped TiSe2 (TaxTi1-xSe2, x = 0.2), a superconductor with Tc ≈ 2.3 K and niobium with Tc ≈ 9.2 K. The spectra exhibit well-defined superconducting features that systematically diminish with increasing temperature and magnetic field. The platform provides a robust and versatile tool for spectroscopic investigations of superconductors and other quantum materials at millikelvin temperatures and high magnetic fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148362131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wyatt A Curtis, Constantin R Krüger, Axel P Tracol Gavard, Jakub Wenz, Marcel Drabbels, Ulrich J Lorenz
{"title":"An instrument for physical vapor deposition onto cryo-electron microscopy samples for microsecond time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy.","authors":"Wyatt A Curtis, Constantin R Krüger, Axel P Tracol Gavard, Jakub Wenz, Marcel Drabbels, Ulrich J Lorenz","doi":"10.1063/5.0319284","DOIUrl":"10.1063/5.0319284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laser flash melting and revitrification experiments have recently improved the time resolution of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to the microsecond timescale, making it fast enough to observe many of the protein motions that are associated with function. The technique has also opened up a new dimension for cryo-EM sample preparation, making it possible to deposit compounds onto a cryo-EM sample while it is frozen, so that upon flash melting, the embedded particles experience an altered environment. For example, we have recently shown that depositing ultrathin silicon dioxide membranes onto a cryo-EM sample causes particles to detach from the interface upon flash melting, removing preferred particle orientation. Here, we describe an apparatus for physical vapor deposition of compounds onto cryo-EM samples, detailing its design and operation. As a demonstration, we determine that the minimum thickness of silicon dioxide sealing membranes in a laser flash melting experiment is just over two monolayers. Moreover, we show that it is possible to deposit reagents onto the cryo-EM and induce mixing during flash melting, which points toward a new strategy for initiating protein dynamics in time resolved experiments. We propose that the design of our instrument can form the basis for an integrated platform for microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM experiments.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148606815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}