{"title":"Reduction of noise induced by power supply lines using phase-locked loop.","authors":"M Abe, H Yamashita, S Jinno, O Custance, H Toki","doi":"10.1063/5.0124433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0124433","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An experimental implementation for the reduction of power-line noise in delicate signal detection is presented. This implementation improves the signal-to-noise ratio without limiting the bandwidth of the measurement. A sinusoidal wave and its harmonics, both synchronized with the frequency of the power line, are used to cancel out the power supply noise induced in the measurement signal. The wave and the harmonics are generated via a phase-locked loop implementation. Their amplitude and phase are adjusted, and then they are added to the measurement signal using a series of operational amplifiers to compensate for the noise. Although we applied this method to the particular case of scanning tunneling microscopy measurements, considerably improving the image quality, our implementation can be applied to other measurement systems for which noise from the power lines can compromise the signal detection.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"113704"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40457971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Data-driven fractional order feedback and model-less feedforward control of a XY reluctance-actuated micropositioning stage.","authors":"Xu Zhang, Leijie Lai, Pengzhi Li, Li-Min Zhu","doi":"10.1063/5.0098759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098759","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper proposes a compound data-driven control method to solve the problems of low damping resonance, different dynamic properties, and hysteresis in the large-range compliant micropositioning stage driven by a Maxwell reluctance actuator. First, in order to verify the proposed control algorithm, a reluctance-actuated, XY compliant micropositioning stage is constructed according to the principle of operation of a reluctance actuator. Second, in order to eliminate the influence of complex dynamics on the controller design, a fractional order proportional-integral feedback controller is designed using a data iterative feedback turning algorithm. Third, the finite impulse response feedforward filter is optimized using experimental data, and the on-line inverse estimation of the system frequency response function and its iterative feedforward compensation are carried out to further eliminate the influence of light damping resonance. Finally, the proposed control method is used for tracking the experiment and compared with other methods. The experimental results show that the proposed control method can better meet the requirements of high precision, fast speed, and strong anti-interference ability for large stroke micro/nanopositioning and tracking.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"115002"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40458364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of a portable diagnostic system for Thomson scattering measurements on an electrothermal arc source.","authors":"Z He, N Kafle, T E Gebhart, T M Biewer, Z Zhang","doi":"10.1063/5.0101835","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0101835","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To fulfill the increasing needs of diagnostic support for researchers in plasma technology, a portable diagnostic package (PDP) equipped for both laser Thomson scattering (TS) and optical emission spectroscopy has been designed and constructed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), aiming to measure the temperature and number density of electrons and temperatures of ions in plasma devices. The PDP has been initially implemented on a high density and low temperature electrothermal arc source (ET-arc) at ORNL to test its TS capability. TS from the plasmas in the ET-arc has been obtained using the PDP. The electron temperature and number density were determined from TS spectra. These results were then compared to measurements from previous studies on the ET-arc. The TS diagnostic measured 0.8 ± 0.1, 1.3 ± 0.2, and 0.7 ± 0.1 eV and (4.4 ± 0.5) × 10<sup>21</sup>, (5.9 ± 0.7) × 10<sup>21</sup>, and (4.3 ± 0.5) x 10<sup>21</sup> m<sup>-3</sup>, respectively, from three lines of sight that transect the plasma column.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"113526"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40459307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R Albosta, B Geiger, G McKee, D Den Hartog, J Schellpfeffer, T Gallenberger, S Stewart, R Dux
{"title":"Design study of an edge current density diagnostic using new high-performance single-channel beam emission spectrometers at DIII-D.","authors":"R Albosta, B Geiger, G McKee, D Den Hartog, J Schellpfeffer, T Gallenberger, S Stewart, R Dux","doi":"10.1063/5.0101781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0101781","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel Motional Stark Effect spectroscopy system has been designed for application at the DIII-D tokamak. The system is optimized for studies of the poloidal and toroidal magnetic field in the plasma pedestal region with frame rates of up to 10 kHz. Light from an existing high-photon-throughput collection lens is analyzed using four single-channel f/2.8 Czerny-Turner spectrometers that use custom-made lens systems instead of mirrors. Each spectrometer has two separate outgoing legs and is operated in a positive grating order, which allows for simultaneous observations of D-alpha and D-beta spectra. Forward modeling using the code FIDASIM shows a radial resolution of the system close to 0.6 cm and sufficiently good spectral resolution when masking the high throughput light collection lens in the horizontal direction to avoid overly strong Doppler broadening of beam emission lines. Moreover, a detailed sensitivity study considering realistic levels of readout and photon noise shows that the poloidal and toroidal magnetic field strengths can be inferred with an uncertainty of less than 1%, which will allow the inference of changes of the plasma current during transient events.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"113546"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40464770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junfeng Rao, Yibo Huang, Xiuzhi Wang, Longyu Zhuang, Jie Zhuang, Zhenyu Ji
{"title":"Multi-stage voltage droop compensation based on resonant circuit for unipolar solid-state Marx Generators.","authors":"Junfeng Rao, Yibo Huang, Xiuzhi Wang, Longyu Zhuang, Jie Zhuang, Zhenyu Ji","doi":"10.1063/5.0122198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0122198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The low-voltage droop of high-voltage pulses is required to provide stable pulsed electric fields in many applications. Increasing the capacitance of energy storage capacitors increases both the size and the cost of the system. In this paper, four compensation stages based on the resonant circuit have been inserted into a 16-stage solid-state Marx generator to compensate for the voltage droop in different conditions. The nearly linear part of the sinusoidal voltage is precisely added to the load during discharging as compensation, and the rectangular pulsed voltage with little droop can be realized. Different numbers of compensation stages and different resonant inductances can compensate the droop to different levels, which means the compensation effect is also adjustable. Moreover, these compensation stages can operate as common stages in Marx generators as long as we open-circuit the resonant circuits. Since the capacitors in resonant compensation stages are also charged in parallel with capacitors in common stages, no auxiliary power supply is required. Simulating and experimental results show that the droop of a 9 kV pulse can be ideally compensated over a 500 Ω resistive load at various pulse widths. The pulse width should be shorter than the length of the nearly linear part of the sinusoidal voltage.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"114704"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40457973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Zeraouli, D Mariscal, E Grace, G G Scott, K K Swanson, R Simpson, B Z Djordjevic, R Nedbailo, H Song, J Morrison, J Park, R Hollinger, S Wang, J J Rocca, T Ma
{"title":"Ultra-compact x-ray spectrometer for high-repetition-rate laser-plasma experiments.","authors":"G Zeraouli, D Mariscal, E Grace, G G Scott, K K Swanson, R Simpson, B Z Djordjevic, R Nedbailo, H Song, J Morrison, J Park, R Hollinger, S Wang, J J Rocca, T Ma","doi":"10.1063/5.0100970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0100970","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present in this work the development of an ultra-compact, multi-channel x-ray spectrometer (UCXS). This diagnostic has been specially built and adapted to perform at high-repetition-rate (>1 Hz) for high-intensity, short-pulse laser plasma experiments. X-ray filters of varying materials and thicknesses are chosen to provide spectral resolution up to ΔE ≈ 1 keV over the x-ray energy range of 1-30 keV. These filters are distributed over a total of 25 channels, where each x-ray filter is coupled to a single scintillator. The UCXS is designed to detect and resolve a large variety of laser-driven x-ray sources such as low energy bremsstrahlung emission, fluorescence, and betatron radiation (up to 30 keV). Preliminary results from commissioning experiments at the ABL laser facility at Colorado State University are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"113508"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40458028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A S Moore, D J Schlossberg, M J Eckart, E P Hartouni, T J Hilsabeck, J S Jeet, S M Kerr, R C Nora, J Kilkenny
{"title":"Constraining time-dependent ion temperature measurements in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) implosions with an intermediate distance neutron time-of-flight (nToF) detector.","authors":"A S Moore, D J Schlossberg, M J Eckart, E P Hartouni, T J Hilsabeck, J S Jeet, S M Kerr, R C Nora, J Kilkenny","doi":"10.1063/5.0099933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0099933","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A concept for using an intermediate distance (0.3-3.0 m) neutron time-of-flight (nToF) to provide a constraint on the measurement of the time-dependence of ion temperature in inertial confinement fusion implosions is presented. Simulated nToF signals at different distances are generated and, with a priori knowledge of the burn-averaged quantities and burn history, analyzed to determine requirements for a future detector. Results indicate a signal-to-noise ratio >50 and time resolution <20 ps to constrain the ion temperature gradient to ∼±25% (0.5 keV/100 ps).</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"113536"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40458382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E Gallardo-Diaz, R C Mancini, D T Cliche, R Tommasini
{"title":"Design of a Multi-Monochromatic X-ray Imager (MMI) for Kr K-shell line emission.","authors":"E Gallardo-Diaz, R C Mancini, D T Cliche, R Tommasini","doi":"10.1063/5.0101862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0101862","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Multi-Monochromatic X-ray Imager (MMI) is a time-gated spectrometer used in implosion experiments at the OMEGA laser facility. From the data, electron temperature and density spatial distributions can be obtained at different implosion times. Previous MMI designs used Ar K-shell emission (3-6 keV) as a spectroscopic tracer and provided a spectral resolution of around 20 eV. However, Ar K-shell line emission becomes less useful at electron temperatures above 2 keV due to over-ionization. Kr K-shell (12-16 keV) has been shown to be an attractive alternative to diagnose hot implosion cores in recent publications. The purpose of this paper is to show a new point design that allows the MMI to detect this higher photon energy range with suitable spectral resolution. The algorithm used to find the optimal design couples a ray-tracing code and an exhaustive parameter space search. This algorithm may be useful as a tool to find optimal MMI designs for other purposes, i.e., other spectral regions for other spectroscopic tracers. The main change between the two designs is the replacement of the multi-layer mirror with a flat Bragg Ge (220) crystal. The final Kr K-shell MMI design has a photon energy range from 12 to 16.1 keV.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"113525"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40458384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D J Schlossberg, A S Moore, J S Kallman, M Lowry, M J Eckart, E P Hartouni, T J Hilsabeck, S M Kerr, J D Kilkenny
{"title":"Design of a multi-detector, single line-of-sight, time-of-flight system to measure time-resolved neutron energy spectra.","authors":"D J Schlossberg, A S Moore, J S Kallman, M Lowry, M J Eckart, E P Hartouni, T J Hilsabeck, S M Kerr, J D Kilkenny","doi":"10.1063/5.0101874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0101874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the dynamic environment of burning, thermonuclear deuterium-tritium plasmas, diagnosing the time-resolved neutron energy spectrum is of critical importance. Strategies exist for this diagnosis in magnetic confinement fusion plasmas, which presently have a lifetime of ∼10<sup>12</sup> longer than inertial confinement fusion (ICF) plasmas. Here, we present a novel concept for a simple, precise, and scale-able diagnostic to measure time-resolved neutron spectra in ICF plasmas. The concept leverages general tomographic reconstruction techniques adapted to time-of-flight parameter space, and then employs an updated Monte Carlo algorithm and National Ignition Facility-relevant constraints to reconstruct the time-evolving neutron energy spectrum. Reconstructed spectra of the primary 14.028 MeV n<sub>DT</sub> peak are in good agreement with the exact synthetic spectra. The technique is also used to reconstruct the time-evolving downscattered spectrum, although the present implementation shows significantly more error.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"113528"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40458486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laboratory tests of CO<sub>2</sub> laser collective Thomson scattering for measurements of ion temperature in the divertor.","authors":"T H Hisakado, T Akiyama, T N Carlstrom","doi":"10.1063/5.0101407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0101407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Collective Thomson scattering (CTS) is a diagnostic method that measures the ion velocity distribution of a plasma. CO<sub>2</sub> laser CTS measurements are challenging because of the inherently small Doppler broadening and scattering signals that are difficult to detect. We implemented a heterodyne detection scheme to measure spectrum changes of less than a GHz. To maximize the collected light at small scattering angles, we designed a unique light collection approach consisting of a customized conical-shaped (axicon) lens with a hole in the center. The axicon lens is used to collect the scattered light emitted within an annular cross-section from the scattering volume while the probe beam is passed through the hole at the center of the lens. The performance of the heterodyne detection scheme and annular collection approach was demonstrated using a Transverse Excited Atmospheric pressure CO<sub>2</sub> laser with a pulse energy of 160 mJ at λ = 10.59 µm.</p>","PeriodicalId":519534,"journal":{"name":"The Review of scientific instruments","volume":" ","pages":"113547"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40458831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}