Xidong Ding, Tianci Chen, Yixiao Wu, Jian Chen, Qing Fu
{"title":"Improving the performance of rebalanced quartz tuning fork force sensors with tungsten tips for atomic force microscopy under ambient conditions.","authors":"Xidong Ding, Tianci Chen, Yixiao Wu, Jian Chen, Qing Fu","doi":"10.1063/5.0325556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0325556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An experimental and simulation study of the balanced quartz tuning fork (QTF) force sensor in an atmospheric environment is presented. The experimental results demonstrate that a QTF force sensor with a balanced structure shows a significant improvement in the Q-factor in an atmospheric environment. With a rational configuration of the QTF probe structure, the Q-factor can be increased by 2-3 times compared to that of the unbalanced ones, even when the length of the attached probe tip (tungsten wire) is longer than 2.5 mm. More precisely, the Q-factor can reach 3000 when the tip length is around 1.0 mm. For a probe length of about 3.5 mm, the Q-factor is ∼1800, which also suits the working of the atomic force microscope (AFM) and shows more stability than the length near 1.0 mm. Nevertheless, the highest Q-factor of the QTF probe does not occur under the most symmetric condition. To explain these results, simplified models associated with the basic QTF probe working situation were simulated using the commercial software COMSOL Multiphysics®. By analyzing these results, we elucidated the mechanism of the QTF probe working in an atmospheric environment and some of its vibration modes connected with its Q-factor. According to the experimental and simulation study results, the balanced QTF probe exhibits a significantly higher Q-factor than conventional ones. The probe tip, with its length near 1.0 mm or 3.5 mm, can achieve an opportune Q-factor for AFM, demonstrating its potential for further improving the performance of QTF probes for atomic force microscopes under ambient conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147717631","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":"Frequency-response-data-based optimization of the controller for a compound dual-stage nano-positioning system.","authors":"Qi Yu, Hao Wu, ZhiHan Hong, XiangYuan Wang, LiMin Zhu","doi":"10.1063/5.0314722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0314722","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The achievable performance of the complementary-filter-based parallel control for a compound dual-stage nano-positioning system is limited by its model-based sequential design structure. This study proposes a frequency-response-data-based optimization approach for the simultaneous and systematic design of the complementary-filter-based dual-feedback controller. The design procedure and corresponding Nyquist stability analysis are presented in detail. By directly utilizing frequency response data, the proposed method mitigates the effects of system identification errors. The controller design objective is formulated as a constrained optimization problem to achieve a flat amplitude frequency response with high control bandwidth. Comparative experiments conducted on a dual-stage nano-positioning system verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The proposed method reduces the root-mean-square tracking error from 70.6 nm using the baseline integral controller to 21.3 nm at 50 Hz sinusoidal tracking, demonstrating its clear superiority.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147692195","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}
Kyle R Helson, Carol Yan Yan Chan, Stefan Arseneau, Alyssa Barlis, Charles L Bennett, Thomas M Essinger-Hileman, Haiquan Guo, Tobias Marriage, Manuel A Quijada, Ariel E Tokarz, Stephanie L Vivod, Edward J Wollack
{"title":"Diamond-loaded polyimide aerogel scattering filters and their applications in astrophysical and planetary science observations.","authors":"Kyle R Helson, Carol Yan Yan Chan, Stefan Arseneau, Alyssa Barlis, Charles L Bennett, Thomas M Essinger-Hileman, Haiquan Guo, Tobias Marriage, Manuel A Quijada, Ariel E Tokarz, Stephanie L Vivod, Edward J Wollack","doi":"10.1063/5.0297862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0297862","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Infrared-blocking, aerogel-based scattering filters have a broad range of potential applications in astrophysics and planetary science instruments in the far-infrared, sub-millimeter, and microwave regimes. This paper demonstrates the ability of conductively loaded, polyimide aerogel filters to meet the mechanical and science instrument requirements for several experiments, including the Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor, the Experiment for Cryogenic Large-Aperture Intensity Mapping, and the Sub-millimeter Solar Observation Lunar Volatiles Experiment. Thermal multi-physics simulations of the filters predict their performance when integrated into a cryogenic receiver. Prototype filters have survived cryogenic cycling to 4 K with no degradation in mechanical properties. Measurement of total hemispherical reflectance and transmittance as well as cryogenic tests of the aerogel filters in a full receiver context allows estimates of the integrated infrared emissivity of the filters. Knowledge of the emissivity will help instrument designers incorporate the filters into future experiments in planetary science, astrophysics, and cosmology.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147729443","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":"Integrated near-infrared fluorescence imaging of vascular morphology and function using indocyanine green: A phantom-based validation study.","authors":"Fang He, Xiaoxing Huang, Yue Wang, Yinhao Ren, Meijie Cao, Jijun Han","doi":"10.1063/5.0297410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0297410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Indocyanine green (ICG)-based near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is widely used for vascular morphology visualization but lacks functional information, such as blood flow velocity and perfusion. Here, we present a prototype NIR ICG imaging system combined with a quantitative framework to simultaneously measure vascular structure and function. The system, incorporating a 785 nm laser, high-sensitivity charge-coupled device camera, and motorized stage, was validated using tissue-mimicking phantoms with vessel diameters of 1 and 2 mm under physiological flow rates. Blood-mimicking fluids circulated via a peristaltic pump simulated realistic hemodynamics. Image processing employed adaptive histogram equalization, bilateral filtering, and Otsu's segmentation within a semi-automated workflow to extract vessel diameter, flow velocity, and perfusion rate with reduced user intervention. The relative errors were below 7% for diameter and flow velocity measurements. By integrating morphological and functional quantification into a unified framework, the proposed approach improves reproducibility over conventional manual ICG analysis. Laser irradiance remained within safe exposure limits. This quantitative and integrated imaging strategy demonstrates promising translational potential for intraoperative vascular assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147676187","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 Stobbe, Brian Rogers, Rosa Morales, Jordan Lum, Ben Dunfee, Kyle Devlugt, Nikola Draganic, Gabriel Balensiefer, Doug VanSlyke, Jacqueline Meeker
{"title":"Fiber coupled laser ultrasound system using a single mode hollow core fiber for excitation laser: Theory and demonstration for on-machine thickness gauging.","authors":"David Stobbe, Brian Rogers, Rosa Morales, Jordan Lum, Ben Dunfee, Kyle Devlugt, Nikola Draganic, Gabriel Balensiefer, Doug VanSlyke, Jacqueline Meeker","doi":"10.1063/5.0316475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0316475","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laser ultrasound (LU) is a technique that uses a pump laser and a probe laser to optically generate and detect elastic waves in a material. Despite its advantages over traditional contact transducer-based ultrasound, industrial adoption has been limited by complex optical setups and the inability of multi-mode fibers to deliver a stable Gaussian profile for the pump laser. Here, we report a fully fiber-coupled thermoelastic LU system that uses an anti-resonant hollow-core single-mode fiber to deliver 1mJ nanosecond pulses of 1064nm light, while preserving the fundamental Gaussian mode (pump laser). When combined with a fiber-coupled interferometer (probe laser), a small, flexible, and environmentally robust sensor capable of optically generating and detecting high frequency broadband ultrasound is realized. We demonstrate such an LU system implemented in situ on a four-axis precision lathe. High-resolution thickness gauging is performed, before and after precision cutting, by exciting and measuring a zero-group velocity guided wave mode. The measurements are verified with ex-situ traceable coordinate measuring machine data. Mean absolute deviations of 0.1%, of nominal thickness, before cutting, and 0.2% and 0.3%, after stepped and tapered cuts, respectively, are reported. A theoretical background for thermoelastic ultrasound generation in an elastic waveguide is also presented. Attention is given to the effect of the pump laser profile on wave generation to elucidate the importance of using single-mode laser light. The fiber-coupled system demonstrated is well-suited for use in scientific and engineering sensing applications and facilitates the adoption of LU for industrial non-destructive testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147645435","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}
D Kappel, G Arnold, E D'Aversa, G Filacchione, F Capaccioni, F Tosi, S Erard, M Ciarniello, A Raponi, C Leyrat
{"title":"Stray light correction for measurements of comet 67P acquired by Rosetta's Visible and InfraRed Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, IR Mapping channel (VIRTIS-M-IR), based on inflight data.","authors":"D Kappel, G Arnold, E D'Aversa, G Filacchione, F Capaccioni, F Tosi, S Erard, M Ciarniello, A Raponi, C Leyrat","doi":"10.1063/5.0306445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0306445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rosetta's Visible and InfraRed Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, IR Mapping channel (VIRTIS-M-IR), acquired many hyperspectral images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that can be used to derive physical and compositional surface properties of the comet's nucleus. As in any optical system, stray light emerges from, e.g., roughness, as well as particulate and molecular contaminations of the optical elements. It redistributes radiation from well-illuminated to darker regions in the instrument's field of view. We develop and apply a stray light correction based on the deconvolution with respect to a stray light kernel that we were able to reconstruct from inflight measurements. We found that the stray light emergence can be explained best when a spectral component is included in addition to the spatial redistribution of source radiation. Typically, the maximum radiances increase on the order of 5% because of the stray light correction. The stray light corrected cubes enable the derivation of nucleus surface properties from consistently calibrated radiance measurements, as well as the distinction of stray light from dust coma signals or signals from shadowed regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147594128","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":"High-fidelity tomographic reconstruction for infrared video bolometers through physics-based background radiation modeling.","authors":"Yoon Seong Han, Seungtae Oh, Wonho Choe","doi":"10.1063/5.0320670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0320670","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Precise control of radiation losses from impurities remains a critical challenge for achieving stable operation in fusion plasmas. Infrared video bolometers (IRVBs) are an important diagnostic tool for visualizing the spatial distribution of radiated power in such plasmas. However, conventional IRVB signal-processing methods exhibit inherent limitations, as they typically assume a linear temporal variation of dynamically changing background radiation, which restricts the accurate reconstruction of radiated power profiles. To overcome this limitation, this study proposes a novel signal-processing algorithm based on the heat balance equation. The distinct feature of the proposed approach is its ability to physically model time-dependent background radiation, thereby effectively isolating its contribution to the measured signal. The proposed algorithm's performance was validated using phantom datasets with known ground truth. Synthetic tests simulating various discharge scenarios demonstrate that the proposed method reconstructs radiated power profiles with significantly higher accuracy (coefficient of determination, R2≥0.99 in all cases) compared with conventional methods. In addition, the algorithm was applied to representative Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research high-confinement mode discharges, confirming that the reconstructed total radiated power and its temporal evolution remain physically consistent under realistic plasma conditions. These results indicate that the developed algorithm provides a robust tool for enhancing the reliability of impurity transport and power balance analyses in fusion plasmas.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147628416","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}
Sebastian Thiede, Yu Gao, Dirk Stieglitz, Marcin Jakubowski, Marco Krause, Peter Manz
{"title":"Improving heat flux calculations for the non-axisymmetric loads on plasma facing components in Wendelstein 7-X.","authors":"Sebastian Thiede, Yu Gao, Dirk Stieglitz, Marcin Jakubowski, Marco Krause, Peter Manz","doi":"10.1063/5.0311875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0311875","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper presents the new thermographic inversion code DELVER (Divertor Energy Load Versatile EstimatoR). Its task is to calculate the heat flux distribution on plasma-facing components from the evolution of surface temperature derived from infrared camera measurements. For operational campaign 2 of Wendelstein 7-X, water-cooled high-heat flux divertors made of layers of different materials have been installed into the plasma vessel. The previously employed explicit thermographic inversion code, THEODOR, was deemed insufficient to model these accurately due to the missing capability of defining multiple material layers. This motivated the development of DELVER, which improves upon explicit THEODOR in further aspects by handling 1D, 2D, and 3D modeling with flexible boundary conditions, an implicit solver, arbitrary functional temperature dependency of the orthotropic thermal properties of the materials, and a non-equidistant orthogonal calculation grid. The two codes are being compared using a simple analytical model, the finite element solver ANSYS®, and finally, experimental heat flux calculated from the calorimetry and heat fluxes calculated from infrared measurements. In all test cases, good agreement between DELVER simulations and expected results is achieved.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147633997","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":"Internally heated diamond-anvil cell technique using a boron-doped diamond as a resistive heater up to 100 GPa and 2400 K.","authors":"Yoshihiro Nagaya, Bunrin Natsui, Tatsuya Tamura, Kenji Ohta","doi":"10.1063/5.0309204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0309204","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding the physicochemical properties of Earth's mantle minerals requires experiments at pressures and temperatures comparable to those in the mantle, which extends to 136 GPa and about 2500 K. While laser-heated diamond-anvil cells (DACs) routinely reach such conditions, internal resistive heating of electrically insulating samples at high pressures is still challenging. Recent advances in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) enable micron-thick boron-doped diamond (BDD) films, which are mechanically robust and electrically conductive, as heater materials inside DACs. Here, we demonstrate a fully CVD-based internally heated DAC that employs a doughnut-shaped BDD thin-film heater. Using Al2O3 as a test sample, we achieve pressures up to ∼100 GPa and temperatures up to ∼2400 K. This approach provides a non-laser route to stable and uniform high-temperature experiments on insulating materials at deep-mantle pressures.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147623894","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":"Lateral force microscopy calibration using an interferometric atomic force microscope.","authors":"Joel A Lefever, Aleksander Labuda, Roger Proksch","doi":"10.1063/5.0318278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0318278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new method is introduced for calibrating lateral force as measured by an atomic force microscope, making use of both an interferometric detector and an optical beam detector on the same instrument. The method may be implemented automatically and performed with minimal user input. The microscope has the capability to measure the probe tip height in situ, which allows for a complete lateral force calibration without changing the sample or probe. Two options for measuring lateral force are described, wherein the two detectors are alternately used to measure normal and lateral forces, and methods for applying the calibration protocol for both alternatives are provided. The tip height measurement is validated by direct comparison with an electron micrograph, and the two methods are generally in agreement to within 1.4 μm. For most cantilevers tested, the complete lateral calibration method is consistent with the wedge calibration method within the intrinsic uncertainty of the wedge method.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"97 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147779563","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}