Encai Zhong, Yan Zheng, Jinxu Hong, Mingming Liu, Yijun Luo, Hongli Liu, Ke Deng, Jie Zhang, Zehuang Lu
{"title":"High-performance frequency reference based on cryogenic sapphire oscillator.","authors":"Encai Zhong, Yan Zheng, Jinxu Hong, Mingming Liu, Yijun Luo, Hongli Liu, Ke Deng, Jie Zhang, Zehuang Lu","doi":"10.1063/5.0268903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0268903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Precision measurement experiments require high-performance frequency references that have ultra-low phase noise and excellent frequency stability. In conjunction with phase noise cancellation and frequency synthesis technologies, we expect cryogenic sapphire oscillators to serve as microwave frequency references. To this end, we employed a cryogenic sapphire filter to reduce the phase noise of the cryogenic sapphire oscillator, thereby achieving the generation of a 10.798 GHz microwave signal with ultra-low phase noise of up to -165 dBc/Hz at an offset frequency of 1 MHz. Furthermore, to take full advantage of the excellent frequency stability, we designed a frequency conversion chain generating reference frequencies at 9 GHz, 100 MHz, and 10 MHz, achieving fractional frequency stability in the low 10-15 range for integration times between 100 and 1000 s. Such a signal source can become the frequency reference of choice for many scientific applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144326768","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}
Kamila Moriová, Petr Koutenský, Marius-Constantin Chirita-Mihaila, Martin Kozák
{"title":"Temporal characterization of femtosecond electron pulses inside ultrafast scanning electron microscope.","authors":"Kamila Moriová, Petr Koutenský, Marius-Constantin Chirita-Mihaila, Martin Kozák","doi":"10.1063/5.0258415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0258415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this work, we present the implementation of an all-optical method for directly measuring electron pulse duration in an ultrafast scanning electron microscope. Our approach is based on the interaction of electrons with the ponderomotive potential of an optical standing wave and provides a precise in situ technique to characterize femtosecond electron pulses at the interaction region across a wide range of electron energies (1-30 keV). By using single-photon photoemission of electrons by ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulses from a Schottky emitter, we achieve electron pulse durations ranging from 0.5 ps at 30 keV to 2.7 ps at 5.5 keV under optimal conditions where Coulomb interactions are negligible. In addition, we demonstrate that reducing the photon energy of the femtosecond pulses used for photoemission from 4.8 eV (257.5 nm) to 2.4 eV (515 nm) decreases the initial energy spread of emitted electrons, leading to significantly shorter pulse durations, particularly at lower electron energies.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144326771","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}
Nouhaila El Hani, Tom Lacassagne, Souria Hamidouche, S Amir Bahrani
{"title":"Measurement of heat transfer and mixing enhancement by chaotic advection: Experimental methods.","authors":"Nouhaila El Hani, Tom Lacassagne, Souria Hamidouche, S Amir Bahrani","doi":"10.1063/5.0254063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0254063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The enhancement of heat and mass transfer is key to designing energy-efficient industrial devices with the lowest environment impact, a challenge for sustainable development and energy transition. Several approaches can be used, either by extending the transfer surface and/or by acting on the fluid flow to increase the heat transfer rate, in passive or active manners. In this Review, the focus is placed on one type of passive technique, known as chaotic advection, which generates unsteady and irregular fluid motion at relatively low flow rates, with negligible additional energy input, thus enhancing mixing and mass transfer. Chaotic advection is used in a wide range of applications and fields, including fluid mixing, heat exchangers, and microfluidics. In this context, experimental methods offer a direct means of observing, quantifying, and unraveling the complexity of fluid dynamics coupled with heat transfer and ultimately finding effective strategies for intensifying exchanges. The main purpose of this review paper is to summarize experimental techniques used in the literature, both local and global, enabling an in-depth examination of the interplay between chaotic advection, heat transfer, and mixing efficiency. To this end, a compilation of methods for visualizing and quantifying transfer mechanisms is detailed in this Review. They give access to local velocity and scalar fields and help depict chaotic transfer mechanisms. Several global parameters and performance coefficients are also defined, providing valuable information on overall thermohydraulic efficiency. The advantages and drawbacks of the different experimental techniques presented are discussed. Finally, this Review also discusses some promising experimental techniques that have not yet been used in the literature, in the context of chaotic exchangers, but hold the potential to deepen our understanding of both external and internal mixing and thermal behavior of such systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144302782","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}
J Cruz-Duran, J Y Benitez, J P Garcia, M Handemagnon, C M Lyneis, L Phair, D S Todd, D Z Xie
{"title":"Design of an advanced plasma chamber for third generation ECRIS.","authors":"J Cruz-Duran, J Y Benitez, J P Garcia, M Handemagnon, C M Lyneis, L Phair, D S Todd, D Z Xie","doi":"10.1063/5.0260096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0260096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current high performing electron cyclotron resonance ion sources (ECRISs), such as versatile ECR for nuclear science, are limited in the generation of higher beam intensities and higher charge states by the design of the plasma chamber and its cooling capacity. Because of the potential to damage a chamber by losses of energetic electrons from the plasma, an ECRIS must be tuned sub-optimally to prevent the creation of very energetic electrons. As such, the plasma chamber acts as a key limiting factor to the production capabilities of an ECRIS. The effects of parameters such as the location of the \"hotspot\" in relation to the water-cooling channels, the material of the walls, and the convective factor are analyzed to assess their impact on the thermal performance of the ECRIS plasma chamber.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144267214","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}
Yaqin Chen, Kaiyuan Song, Yaqiong Li, Ning Zhang, Yuntao Qiu, Xiangdong Liu
{"title":"Compensation for motion-coupled error in a superconducting gravity gradiometer.","authors":"Yaqin Chen, Kaiyuan Song, Yaqiong Li, Ning Zhang, Yuntao Qiu, Xiangdong Liu","doi":"10.1063/5.0248177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0248177","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The superconducting gravity gradiometer (SGG) is composed of a pair of separated accelerometers, the outputs of which are differenced to yield the gravity gradient. Due to misalignment between the sensitive axes of the accelerometer and imperfect balance between its parameters, the motion of the platform is coupled to the gradiometer output. The motion of the platform is more violent in an aviation environment than in the laboratory by four to six orders of magnitude, and the motion-coupled error emerges as the dominant factor, limiting the resolution of the gradiometer. Therefore, a method of error compensation is needed to subtract the motion-coupled error from the gradiometer output. In this article, we propose a method of error compensation for the SGG. We establish an error model of the Γzz SGG, the recursive least-squares algorithm is proposed to estimate the parameters involved in the model, and the estimated motion-coupled error is subsequently generated based on the error model and monitored motion data of the platform. The results of simulations showed that the accuracy of the accelerometers should not exceed 10-6 m/s2/√Hz, while that of angular accelerometers should not exceed 10-6 rad/s2/√Hz in order to compensate output error of SGG to 1 E. We conducted experiments on the SGG to verify the proposed method of error compensation, and the results showed that the residual noise of the gradiometer after error compensation was reduced by one order of magnitude in the range of 0.01-0.1 Hz.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144234989","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 simple magnetic field stabilization technique for atomic Bose-Einstein condensate experiments.","authors":"S Tiengo, R Eid, M Apfel, G Brulin, T Bourdel","doi":"10.1063/5.0258855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0258855","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We demonstrate a simple magnetic field stabilization technique in a Bose-Einstein condensate experiment. Our technique is based on the precise measurement of the current fluctuations in the main magnetic field coils and amounts to their feedforward compensation using an auxiliary coil. It has the advantage of simplicity as the auxiliary coils can be straightforwardly driven at the relevant frequencies (<1 kHz). The performances of the different components (power supply, current transducer, electronics…) are precisely characterized. In addition, for optimal stability, the ambient magnetic field is also measured and compensated. The magnetic field stability around 57 G is measured by Ramsey spectroscopy of a magnetic field sensitive radio frequency transition between two spin states of potassium 39, and the shot-to-shot fluctuations are reduced to 64(7) μG rms, i.e., at the 1 × 10-6 level. In the context of our experiment, this result opens interesting prospects for the study of three-body interactions in Bose-Einstein condensate potassium spin mixtures.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144199930","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}
Qiwen Sheng, Xiaoli Wang, Musaddeque Syed, Hasanur R Chowdhury, Seungsup Lee, Andrew Dvorak, Morgan W Shafer, Ming Han
{"title":"Fiber-optic bolometers with high-temperature tolerance and reduced time constants for fusion plasma diagnostics.","authors":"Qiwen Sheng, Xiaoli Wang, Musaddeque Syed, Hasanur R Chowdhury, Seungsup Lee, Andrew Dvorak, Morgan W Shafer, Ming Han","doi":"10.1063/5.0273302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fiber-optic bolometers (FOBs) designed for plasma radiation measurement in magnetically confined fusion environments have been previously developed and tested at the DIII-D tokamak. These FOBs utilize a silicon Fabry-Perot interferometer at the fiber tip for temperature measurement and a gold disk as a radiation absorber. This paper presents recent advancements in the development of FOBs with reduced cooling time constants and enhanced temperature tolerance. We also demonstrate high-temperature operation and report findings from irradiation tests. By incorporating a copper sensor holder as a thermal sink and integrating two closely packed sensor heads into a compact design, the cooling time constants were reduced to ∼100 ms in vacuum, while minimizing uncertainties caused by temperature gradients. The FOBs were subjected to heating at 400 °C for five hours, with no observed degradation in noise performance post-heating. High-temperature operation tests were conducted at ∼220 °C using a 404 nm square-wave modulated laser to simulate the plasma radiation. In addition, four FOBs constructed from copper-coated pure-silica fibers were fabricated and underwent irradiation testing, enduring a total γ-radiation dose of 15.2 MGy and a neutron fluence of 1.6 × 1018 n/cm2. The FOBs maintained their physical integrity and the optical signal shows high visibility throughout the test.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144476466","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}
Sven Erdem, Peter Feuer-Forson, Jannis Maier, Felix Möller, Enrico Philip Ahlers, Valentin Stöcker, Fanny Zotter, Peter Baumgärtel, Jens Viefhaus
{"title":"RAYX-An optics simulation software for synchrotron applications.","authors":"Sven Erdem, Peter Feuer-Forson, Jannis Maier, Felix Möller, Enrico Philip Ahlers, Valentin Stöcker, Fanny Zotter, Peter Baumgärtel, Jens Viefhaus","doi":"10.1063/5.0253857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0253857","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present RAYX, an advanced optics simulation software for synchrotron applications and the successor to RAY/RAY-UI [Schäfers, in Modern Developments in X-Ray and Neutron Optics, edited by A. Erko, M. Idir, T. Krist and A. G. Michette (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2008)], pp. 9-41. RAYX offers a modern, versatile platform designed to address and accelerate the process in the beamline design, its optimization, and data analysis, including machine learning approaches. The aim is to assist synchrotron facilities, including the upcoming fourth generation of synchrotrons, by providing accurate and efficient simulations across a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum and optical elements. This paper presents the current capabilities of RAYX, including its advanced ray tracing algorithm, hardware optimization, Python bindings for seamless integration into scientific workflows, and a graphical user interface for real-time design and visualization for beamlines.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144216744","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}
Peter Dotti, Xiao Chai, Jeremy L Tanlimco, Ethan Q Simmons, David M Weld
{"title":"Robust high-temperature atomic beam source with a microcapillary array.","authors":"Peter Dotti, Xiao Chai, Jeremy L Tanlimco, Ethan Q Simmons, David M Weld","doi":"10.1063/5.0264834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0264834","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a new design for a directed high-flux, high-temperature atomic vapor source for use in atomic physics experiments conducted under vacuum. An externally heated nozzle made of an array of stainless steel microcapillaries produces a collimated atomic beam. Welded stainless steel construction allows for operation at high source temperatures without exposing delicate ConFlat vacuum flanges to thermal stress, greatly enhancing robustness compared to previously published designs. We report in operando performance measurements of an atomic beam of lithium at various operating temperatures.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144216745","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":"Generalized focused-ion-beam milling strategy to tune mechanical properties of AFM cantilevers for single-molecule force spectroscopy studies.","authors":"Christopher B Hatchell, David R Jacobson","doi":"10.1063/5.0257032","DOIUrl":"10.1063/5.0257032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) enables the characterization of individual biological molecules through the application of mechanical force. The spatiotemporal resolution of such measurements depends greatly on the AFM cantilever that is used, specifically its stiffness, hydrodynamic drag, and material composition. Prior work has shown that focused ion beam (FIB) lithographic modification of small cantilevers can be used to lower the spring constant (and thus force noise) and drift while maintaining a relatively fast time response. Published methods for implementing such optimization rely on specific FIB instruments and cantilever types, limiting broad implementation of these methods to improve SMFS data quality. Here, we show that it is possible to achieve such optimized properties using generalized techniques applicable to a broader array of FIB instruments and starting from new types of cantilevers that are presently commercially available. Modified cantilevers exhibited a 90% reduction in spring constant, sub-pN force drift to tens of seconds, and a time response of ∼25 μs in the liquid environment relevant to biological measurements.</p>","PeriodicalId":21111,"journal":{"name":"Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"96 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12166986/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144286351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}