Igor Sokolović, Michael Schmid, Ulrike Diebold, Martin Setvín
{"title":"How to cleave cubic perovskite oxides.","authors":"Igor Sokolović, Michael Schmid, Ulrike Diebold, Martin Setvín","doi":"10.1063/5.0233747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0233747","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Surfaces of cubic perovskite oxides attract significant attention for their physical tunability and high potential for technical applications. Bulk-terminated surfaces are desirable for theoretical modeling and experimental reproducibility, yet there is a lack of methods for preparing such well-defined surfaces. We discuss a method for strain-assisted cleaving of perovskite single crystals, using a setup easily transferable between different experimental systems. The details of the cleaving device and the procedure were optimized in a systematic study on the model cubic perovskite oxide SrTiO3. The large-area morphology and typical distribution of surface terminations on cleaved SrTiO3(001) are presented, with specific guidelines on how to distinguish well-cleaved surfaces from conchoidally fractured ones. The cleaving is applicable to other cubic perovskites, as demonstrated on KTaO3(001) and BaTiO3(001). This approach opens up a pathway for obtaining high-quality surfaces of this promising class of materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143664326","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}
Yaohua Liu, Peter Torres, Scott Dixon, Cameron Hart, Darian Kent, Anton Khaplanov, Bill McHargue, Kumar Mohindroo, Rudolf Thermer
{"title":"Optical design for the single crystal neutron diffractometer Pioneer.","authors":"Yaohua Liu, Peter Torres, Scott Dixon, Cameron Hart, Darian Kent, Anton Khaplanov, Bill McHargue, Kumar Mohindroo, Rudolf Thermer","doi":"10.1063/5.0247408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0247408","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pioneer is a single-crystal neutron diffractometer optimized for small-volume samples and weak signals at the Second Target Station at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This paper presents the preliminary optical design progress, focusing on the rationale behind key design choices. It covers the T0 and bandwidth disk choppers, guide and beam control system, incident-beam polarizer, scattering beam collimators, and additional strategies. The chopper locations are selected to maximize neutron transport while taking advantage of standardized shielding structures. To accommodate the maintenance shield, operational shutter, and polarizing V-cavity, the guide design includes significant gaps. When these optical components are moved out of the beam path, oversized collimators, rather than guides, will be translated in. Pioneer will utilize slit packages to control beam size and divergence and a translatable polarizing V-cavity. Absorbing panels are strategically placed near the end station to minimize background. An oscillating radial collimator, operating in a shift mode, will be used with the vertical cylindrical detector, while a fixed multi-cone collimator will be used with the bottom flat detector. These collimators will enable the detection of weak signals when complex sample environments are used.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143650040","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}
Bong Gyu Rho, Sam Hak Baek, Young Suk An, Wei Lei, Se Yong Choi, Byung Seong Bae
{"title":"Minimizing read noise in liquid crystal x-ray detectors using particle-in-binder HgI2 layers.","authors":"Bong Gyu Rho, Sam Hak Baek, Young Suk An, Wei Lei, Se Yong Choi, Byung Seong Bae","doi":"10.1063/5.0231219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0231219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A liquid crystal x-ray detector was manufactured by coating HgI2 on a thin glass substrate liquid crystal cell in guest-host (GH) mode. The HgI2 layer was produced using the particle-in-binder (PIB) method. A reflective optical system was constructed so that one pixel corresponds to a 45 × 45 µm2 area of the liquid crystal cell. A quantification process was established to convert liquid crystal images into x-ray images. As a result, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was 50 when irradiated with 32 keV, 10 mR/cm2 x rays. In the liquid crystal x-ray detector, read noise decreases as the intensity of the light source increases. The full well capacity (FWC) of the image sensor was 100 ke, measured in the range of 25 ke to 70 ke, with a read noise of ∼1%. To achieve an SNR at the shot noise level, an FWC of 500 ke is required, with measurements taken in the 100-400 ke range. In this case, the read noise is less than 0.3%, and the measurement precision approaches the physical limit.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143730620","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}
S Praetz, D Grötzsch, C Schlesiger, D Motz, M Würth, R Zimmermann, R Lucka, W Malzer, D Lützenkirchen-Hecht, F Renz, B Kanngießer
{"title":"In situ heating cell for temperature dependent transmission x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurement with a laboratory based spectrometer.","authors":"S Praetz, D Grötzsch, C Schlesiger, D Motz, M Würth, R Zimmermann, R Lucka, W Malzer, D Lützenkirchen-Hecht, F Renz, B Kanngießer","doi":"10.1063/5.0253653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0253653","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For the investigation of spin crossover (SCO) complexes by x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements in the tender to hard x-ray regime, a transmission heating cell has been developed. Some SCO complexes show a spin transition at certain temperatures above room temperature (RT). To measure a reliable hysteresis curve, high temperature stability (preferably <0.5 °C) as well as minimal overheating of the setpoint temperatures (<1 °C) has been achieved. The cell is designed for use in our von Hámos XAS laboratory spectrometer. The SCO complex [Fe(bzimpy)2](ClO4)2 · 0.25H2O was investigated as a first proof-of-principle experiment. In situ measurements up to 250 °C were carried out, showing the characteristic spin transition of the SCO complex during heating. Further XAS measurements were conducted at beamline BL10 of the DELTA storage ring, which demonstrated the feasibility of in situ measurements during a continuous temperature ramp with our heating cell. The current temperature limit of the cell is 500 °C when used in vacuum. Hence, the cell can also be used for other sample systems, such as thermoelectric materials, which are frequently investigated in this temperature regime.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143731525","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}
P Drobniak, E Baynard, A Beck, J Demailly, D Douillet, A Gonnin, G Iaquaniello, G Kane, S Kazamias, V Kubytskyi, M Lenivenko, N Lericheux, B Lucas, B Mercier, Y Peinaud, M Pittman, J Serhal, K Cassou
{"title":"Two-chamber gas target for laser-plasma electron source.","authors":"P Drobniak, E Baynard, A Beck, J Demailly, D Douillet, A Gonnin, G Iaquaniello, G Kane, S Kazamias, V Kubytskyi, M Lenivenko, N Lericheux, B Lucas, B Mercier, Y Peinaud, M Pittman, J Serhal, K Cassou","doi":"10.1063/5.0226055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0226055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exploring novel target schemes for laser wakefield accelerators is essential to address the challenge of increasing repetition rates while ensuring the stability and quality of the produced electron beams. This paper introduces and discusses the prototyping of a two-chamber gas target, integrated into the beamline and operating under continuous gas flow, in the framework of ionization injection. We present the numerical fluid modeling employed to assist the density profile shaping, with a focus on gas mixing and dopant confinement. The importance of localized high-Z gas for ionization injection is demonstrated through particle-in-cell simulations using the simulated gas profiles. We describe the test bench used for prototype evaluation, specifically addressing the plasma electron density and the longitudinal distribution of species relevant to ionization injection. The lifetime of the target at 10 Hz and 60 mJ is measured for different materials, and its effect on the resulting electron beam is assessed using particle-in-cell simulations. Finally, we outline perspectives on high-power operation.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711163","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}
Tiago de Oliveira Schneider, Shalini Sharma, Amir Khan, Markus Meinert
{"title":"OpenFMR: An open-source broadband ferromagnetic resonance spectrometer.","authors":"Tiago de Oliveira Schneider, Shalini Sharma, Amir Khan, Markus Meinert","doi":"10.1063/5.0241406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe a broadband ferromagnetic resonance spectrometer for scientific and educational applications with a frequency range of up to 30 GHz. It is built with components available off-the-shelf, utilizes 3D printed parts for sample holders and support structures, and requires little assembly. A PCB design for the grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) is presented and analyzed. We further include a software suite for command-line or script driven data acquisition, a graphical user interface, and a graphical data analysis program. The capabilities of the system design are demonstrated with measurements on ferromagnetic thin films with a thickness of 1 nm. All designs and scripts are published under the GNU GPL v3.0 license.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143543148","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}
F Abusaif, F Hinder, A Nass, J Pretz, F Rathmann, H Soltner, D Shergelashvili, R Suvarna, F Trinkel
{"title":"Compact beam position monitor using a segmented toroidal coil.","authors":"F Abusaif, F Hinder, A Nass, J Pretz, F Rathmann, H Soltner, D Shergelashvili, R Suvarna, F Trinkel","doi":"10.1063/5.0240076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0240076","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An inductive compact beam position monitor based on a segmented toroidal coil surrounding the charged particle beam has been investigated. It makes use of the induced voltages in the windings instead of the induced charge imbalance on capacitor plates in the popular beam position monitors. We theoretically investigate the response of the coils to the bunched particle beam based on a lumped-element model and compare it to the measurements in the laboratory and in the storage ring COSY in terms of beam displacement. As to the frequency response of the coils, we find a resonant behavior, which may be exploited to further increase the sensitivity of the device. The resolution presently achieved is about 5 μm in a 1 s time interval for a beam current of 0.5 mA.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143625698","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":"Incident beam optics optimization for the single crystal neutron diffractometer Pioneer with a polarized beam option.","authors":"Yaohua Liu, Peter Torres","doi":"10.1063/5.0259079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0259079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pioneer, a next-generation single-crystal neutron diffractometer, is under development for Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Second Target Station. Designed to address a wide range of scientific questions, Pioneer will deliver homogeneous neutron beams with customizable size and divergence and provide a polarized beam option. This article introduces its incident beam optics, highlighting the optimization methodology and the simulated performance. Pioneer will utilize a modified elliptical-straight guide for neutron transport and deploy slit packages and insertable apertures to control beam size and divergence. The optimized guide geometry matches the optimal-and-full-sample-illumination condition, and the beam control system effectively filters out unwanted neutrons while preserving the desired ones. In addition, we have found that polygon-approximated guides provide satisfactory transport efficiency and beam homogeneity, eliminating the need for truly curved guides. To enhance neutronics performance and reduce cost, the coatings of supermirror elements are individually optimized to the lowest half-integer m-values that are sufficient to deliver the desired neutrons. After evaluating polarizing V-cavities and 3He spin filters over the default polarized wavelength band of 1.2-5.5 Å, we selected a translatable multichannel polarizing V-cavity as the incident beam polarizer. Strategically placed at a location where the beam divergence is low and a large in-guide gap has negligible impact on transport efficiency, the optimized V-cavity achieves an average P2T of ∼35%.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143650036","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":"Calibration of the lateral spring constant for a custom T-shaped atomic force microscopy probe.","authors":"Zhimu Yang, Rui Xu, Dongchao Zhao, Yifan Li, Wei Yu, Jianli Wang","doi":"10.1063/5.0249211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0249211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a versatile tool for investigating nanotribology, where the probe's lateral spring constant is a critical parameter. This work introduced a method to calibrate the lateral spring constant of a T-shaped probe integrated into a custom AFM system. An expression for the lateral spring constant of the probe was derived by correlating the probe's lateral bending and torsional resonance frequencies with its reduced masses and moments of inertia. In the experiment, electrochemical etching was utilized to gradually reduce the mass of the probe tip. The probe's resonance was excited using three piezoelectric techniques, allowing the measurement of resonance frequencies across different vibration modes. Finite element analysis was performed to predict the lateral spring constants of probes with varying dimensions, confirming the reliability of the proposed method.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143674533","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 Reutov, S Vorobey, A Katanskiy, V Balakirev, R Bakhshaliev, K Barbyshev, V Merzlinkin, V Tekaev
{"title":"Optical stabilization for laser communication satellite systems through proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control and reinforcement learning approach.","authors":"A Reutov, S Vorobey, A Katanskiy, V Balakirev, R Bakhshaliev, K Barbyshev, V Merzlinkin, V Tekaev","doi":"10.1063/5.0239029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0239029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the main issues of the satellite-to-ground optical communication, including free-space satellite quantum key distribution (QKD), is an achievement of the reasonable accuracy of positioning, navigation, and optical stabilization. Proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers can handle various control tasks in optical systems. Recent research shows the promising results in the area of composite control systems including classical control via PID controllers and reinforcement learning (RL) approach. In this work, we apply a RL agent to an experimental stand of the optical stabilization system of the QKD terminal. We find via agent control history more precise PID parameters and also provide an effective combined RL-PID dynamic control approach for the optical stabilization of the satellite-to-ground communication system.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754269","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}