Review of Scientific Instruments, 2000, V 71, N 12.

REVIEW ARTICLE

 Low-cost optical instrumentation forbiomedical measurements
Yordan Kostov and Govind Rao
pp. 4361-4374

ARTICLES

OPTICS; ATOMS and MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPY

 Two-dimensional x-ray focusing from compound lenses made of plastic
M. A. Piestrup, J. T. Cremer, H. R. Beguiristain, C. K. Gary, and R.
H. Pantell
pp. 4375-4379

 X-ray parabolic collimator with depth-graded multilayer mirror
V. V. Protopopov, V. A. Shishkov, and V. A. Kalnov
pp. 4380-4386

 New setup for angular distribution measurements of Auger electrons from
fixed in space molecules
R. Guillemin, E. Shigemasa, K. Le Guen, D. Ceolin, C. Miron, N.
Leclercq, K. Ueda, P. Morin, and M. Simon
pp. 4387-4394

 A molecular beam/surface spectroscopy apparatus for the study of reactions
on complex model catalysts
J. Libuda, I. Meusel, J. Hartmann, and H.-J. Freund
pp. 4395-4408

PARTICLE SOURCES, OPTICS and ACCELERATION

 Laser-driven atomic-probe-beam diagnostics
B. A. Knyazev, J. B. Greenly, and D. A. Hammer
pp. 4409-4414

 Computer optimization for high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer
U. Even and Bernhard Dick
pp. 4415-4420

 Optimization of a one-dimensional time-of-flight mass spectrometer
Uzi Even and Bernhard Dick
pp. 4421-4430

 A pulsed supersonic entrainment reactor
for the rational preparation of cold ionic complexes
W. H. Robertson, J. A. Kelley, and M. A. Johnson
pp. 4431-4434

 Characteristics and design of metal vacuum arc plasma source power supply
for pulsed-mode plasma immersion ion implantation
L. P. Wang, K. Y. Gan, X. B. Tian, B. Y. Tang, and P. K. Chu
pp. 4435-4437

NUCLEAR PHYSICS, FUSION and PLASMAS

 Reduction of the source size of gas-puff z-pinch plasmas using an inductive 
pulsed power system
K. Imasaka, K. Kawazoe, K. Kawauchi, S. Hara, J. Suehiro, and M. Hara
pp. 4438-4444

 A filter bank system for scattered spectrum analysis in collective Thomson 
scattering diagnostic on JT-60
S. Lee, T. Kondoh, Y. Yonemoto, and Y. Miura
pp. 4445-4448

MICROSCOPY and IMAGING

 Development of a high-resolution x-ray imaging system with a charge-coupled-
device detector coupled with crystal x-ray magnifiers
K. Sato, Y. Hasegawa, K. Kondo, K. Miyazaki, T. Matsushita, and Y.Amemiya
pp. 4449-4456

 Electrochemically etched nickel tips for
spin polarized scanning tunneling microscopy
Massimiliano Cavallini and Fabio Biscarini
pp. 4457-4460

 Plug "n" play scanning probe microscopy
Thomas Michely, Markus Kaiser, and Marcel J. Rost
pp. 4461-4467

 Low temperature magnetic force microscopy
with enhanced sensitivity based on piezoresistive detection
A. Volodin, K. Temst, C. Van Haesendonck, and Y. Bruynseraede
pp. 4468-4473

CONDENSED MATTER; MATERIALS

 Photoacoustic cell for spectroscopy at low temperatures
U. Störkel and W. Grill
pp. 4474-4478

 Apparatus for thin-film stress measurement with integrated four-point bending 
equipment: Performance and results on Cu films
V. Weihnacht, W. Brückner, and C. M. Schneider
pp. 4479-4482

 Application of sheet shaped plasma supplemented with radio frequency plasma 
source for production of thin films
Kanetoshi Shibata, Hiroaki Ito, Noboru Yugami, Yasushi Nishida, and
Tadaomi Miyazaki
pp. 4483-4488

 Thermostatic control of a sample tube in a
nuclear magnetic resonance spin-echo spectrometer
A. V. Anisimov and N. R. Dautova
pp. 4489-4491

 A shear cell for aligning and measuring
birefringence of bow-shaped (banana) liquid crystals
A. Rastegar, G. Wulterkens, H. Verscharen, Th. Rasing, and G. Heppke
pp. 4492-4496

 Experimental confirmation of the insensitivity of mass diffusion measurements 
to blockages and voids along the diffusion path
R. Michael Banish, J. Iwan D. Alexander, and Lyle B. Jalbert
pp. 4497-4501

 Sources and control of instrumental drift in the surface forces apparatus
M. Heuberger, M. Zäch, and N. D. Spencer
pp. 4502-4508

 Multi-aperture gasket for experiments at high pressure in a diamond-anvil cell
J. Zhao, G. Hearne, M. Maaza, M. K. Nieuwoudt, and J. D. Comins
pp. 4509-4511

 Real-time determination of thermal diffusivity in a disk-shaped sample: 
Applications to graphite and boron nitride
Timothée L. Pourpoint, R. Michael Banish, Francis C. Wessling, and Robert F. 
Sekerka
pp. 4512-4520

 A probe for investigating the effects of temperature, strain, and magnetic 
field on transport critical currents in superconducting wires and tapes
Najib Cheggour and Damian P. Hampshire
pp. 4521-4530

CHEMISTRY

 Portable fluorescence photometer for monitoring free calcium
Jens Struckmeier, Erk Klopp, Matthias Born, Martin Hofmann, Jochen
Tenbosch, and David B. Jones
pp. 4531-4534

 Novel photofragment spectrometer for the investigation of molecular three-body 
decay
M. Braun, M. Beckert, and U. Müller
pp. 4535-4544

 Nitrogen dioxide and kerosene-flame soot calibration of photoacoustic 
instruments for measurement of light absorption by aerosols
W. Patrick Arnott, Hans Moosmüller, and John W. Walker
pp. 4545-4552

 A lightweight balloon-borne gas chromatograph for in situ measurements of 
atmospheric halocarbons
A. D. Robinson, J. D. McIntyre, N. R. P. Harris, J. A. Pyle, P. G.
Simmonds, and F. Danis
pp. 4553-4560

BIOLOGY and MEDICINE

 Magnetic tweezers for DNA micromanipulation
Charbel Haber and Denis Wirtz
pp. 4561-4570

 Quantitative measurement of muscle hemoglobin oxygenation using near-infrared 
spectroscopy with correction for the influence of a subcutaneous fat layer
Masatsugu Niwayama, Ling Lin, Jun Shao, Nobuki Kudo, and Katsuyuki Yamamoto
pp. 4571-4575

GRAVITY; GEOPHYSICS; ASTRONOMY and ASTROPHYSICS

 Development of a horizontal component seismometer using a magnetic spring
Yuji Otake
pp. 4576-4581

 S-Cam: A spectrophotometer for optical astronomy: Performance and latest results
N. Rando, J. Verveer, S. Andersson, P. Verhoeve, A. Peacock, A.Reynolds, 
M. A. C. Perryman, and F. Favata
pp. 4582-4591

ELECTRONICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVES

 Ultralow noise current amplifier based on a cryogenic current comparator
F. Gay, F. Piquemal, and G. Genevès
pp. 4592-4595

 Broadband calibration of long lossy microwave transmission lines at cryogenic 
temperatures using nichrome films
M. L. Stutzman, Mark Lee, and R. F. Bradley
pp. 4596-4599

 Measuring radio frequency properties of materials in pulsed magnetic fields 
with a tunnel diode oscillator
T. Coffey, Z. Bayindir, J. F. DeCarolis, M. Bennett, G. Esper, and C.C. Agosta
pp. 4600-4606

 Digital data readback for a probe storage device
Rostislav V. Lapshin
pp. 4607-4610

 Stacked orthogonal serpentine delay lines with vias for two-dimensional 
microchannel plate readout
M. Lampton and M. Marckwordt
pp. 4611-4619

GENERAL INSTRUMENTS

 The study of fabrication of the x-ray mirror by numerically controlled plasma 
chemical vaporization machining: Development of the machine for the x-ray mirror
fabrication
Yuzo Mori, Kazuya Yamamura, and Yasuhisa Sano
pp. 4620-4626

 Development of plasma chemical vaporization machining
Yuzo Mori, Kazuto Yamauchi, Kazuya Yamamura, and Yasuhisa Sano
pp. 4627-4632

 Design and development of an interferometer with improved angular tolerance and 
its application to x-y theta measurement
Chia-Hsiang Menq, Ji-Hua Zhang, and Jian Shi
pp. 4633-4638

 Development of the tracking laser vibrometer: Performance and uncertainty 
analysis
P. Castellini and N. Paone
pp. 4639-4647

 Recent progress of white light interferometric fiberoptic strain sensing 
techniques
Libo Yuan, Limin Zhou, Wei Jin, and C. C. Chan
pp. 4648-4654

 Atmospheric pressure sample inlet for mass spectrometers
Seksan Dheandhanoo, Ralph J. Ciotti, and Suhas N. Ketkar
pp. 4655-4657

 Error reduction study employing a pseudo-random binary sequence for use in 
acoustic pyrometry of gases
B. C. R. Ewan and S. N. Ireland
pp. 4658-4664

 A new scanning slit rheometer for electro-rheological fluids
S. Shin and Y. I. Cho
pp. 4665-4669

 A vacuum gauge using positive temperature coefficient thermistor as the sensor
Suman Chatterjee, Ashim K. Halder, Kamalendu Sengupta, and Himadri S.
Maiti
pp. 4670-4673

NOTES


 Investigation of the Hugoniot equation of state in laser-driven shock 
experiments by a line-imaging optically recording velocity interferometer system
T. Kadono, M. Yoshida, N. Kozu, and K. Kondo
pp. 4674-4676

 Simple method for online correction of laser fluctuations in correlation 
measurements
Andrea Sghirlanzoni and Giuseppe Chirico
pp. 4677-4678

 Rubidium clock sound velocity meter
Einar Høgseth, Gavin Hedwig, and Harald Høiland
pp. 4679-4680

 A simple and efficient laser beam trap using a highly absorbing glass plate at 
Brewster incidence
M. Lintz and A. V. Papoyan
pp. 4681-4682

 Multimode electrometer for atmospheric ion measurements
R. Giles Harrison and Karen L. Aplin
pp. 4683-4685