Review of Scientific Instruments, 2004, V 75, N 2, February.


REVIEW ARTICLE

Astrophysical neutrino telescopes A. B. McDonald, C. Spiering, S. Schonert, E. T. Kearns, and T. Kajita pp. 293-316
ARTICLES

OPTICS; ATOMS and MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON DETECTORS
Optical single-angle plane-wave transmittances/reflectances from Schwarzschild objective variable-angle measurements Thomas K. Gaylord and Gregory R. Kilby pp. 317-323 Velocity-map imaging electron spectrometer with time resolution B. Baguenard, J. B. Wills, F. Pagliarulo, F. Lepine, B. Climen, M. Barbaire, C. Clavier, M. A. Lebeault, and C. Bordas pp. 324-328 High-power 47.6 and 57.2 µm CH3OD lasers pumped by continuous-wave 9R(8) CO2 laser K. Nakayama, H. Tazawa, S. Okajima, K. Kawahata, K. Tanaka, T. Tokuzawa, and Y. Ito pp. 329-332
PARTICLE SOURCES, OPTICS and ACCELERATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS
Fast infrared array spectrometer with a thermoelectrically cooled 160-element PbSe detector Jun Ji, Jay P. Gore, Yudaya R. Sivathanu, and Jongmook Lim pp. 333-339 Cryogenic neutron detector comprising an InSb semiconductor detector and a supercritical helium-3 gas converter Tatsuya Nakamura, Masaki Katagiri, Yasuyuki Aratono, Ikuo Kanno, Shigeomi Hishiki, Osamu Sugiura, and Yasuhiro Murase pp. 340-344 Source for atomic beams of metastable gases: Design and performance M. DeKieviet, M. Durr, S. Epp, F. Lang, and M. Theis pp. 345-348 A simple and compact mechanical velocity selector of use to analyze/select molecular alignment in supersonic seeded beams F. Pirani, D. Cappelletti, F. Vecchiocattivi, L. Vattuone, A. Gerbi, M. Rocca, and U. Valbusa pp. 349-354 Multicusp ion source with external rf antenna for production of protons S. K. Hahto, S. T. Hahto, Q. Ji, K. N. Leung, S. Wilde, E. L. Foley, L. R. Grisham, and F. M. Levinton pp. 355-359 Data analysis process of a toroidal analyzer for electron–ion collision experiments Jun Matsumoto, Nobuo Kobayashi, Atsunori Danjo, and Masuhiro Yoshino pp. 360-366 Heavy ions dynamic simulations in CYTRACK cyclotron Yu. N. Denisov, V. V. Kalinichenko, and G. A. Karamysheva pp. 367-369
NUCLEAR PHYSICS, FUSION and PLASMAS
Development of an electrostatic dust detector for use in a tokamak reactor A. Bader, C. H. Skinner, A. L. Roquemore, and S. Langish pp. 370-375 Time resolved radiated power during tokamak disruptions and spectral averaging of AXUV photodiode response in DIII-D D. S. Gray, S. C. Luckhardt, L. Chousal, G. Gunner, A. G. Kellman, and D. G. Whyte pp. 376-381 High-density and low electron temperature direct current reflex plasma source E. I. Toader, V. Covlea, W. G. Graham, and P. G. Steen pp. 382-386 Characterization of a nonequilibrium XeCl laser-plasma by a movable Faraday cup D. Doria, A. Lorusso, F. Belloni, and V. Nassisi pp. 387-392 Shielded electrostatic probe for nonperturbing plasma measurements in Hall thrusters D. Staack, Y. Raitses, and N. J. Fisch pp. 393-399
MICROSCOPY and IMAGING
Calibration of optical cantilever deflection readers Zhiyu Hu, Tim Seeley, Sebastian Kossek, and Thomas Thundat pp. 400-404 Field ionization detection of supersonic molecular beams R. B. Doak, Y. Ekinci, B. Holst, J. P. Toennies, T. Al-Kassab, and A. Heinrich pp. 405-414 Quantitative characterization of friction coefficient using lateral force microscope in the wearless regime P. Bilas, L. Romana, B. Kraus, Y. Bercion, and J. L. Mansot pp. 415-421 Sub-10 nm lateral spatial resolution in scanning capacitance microscopy achieved with solid platinum probes E. Bussmann and C. C. Williams pp. 422-425 Transmission electron microscopy specimen holder for simultaneous in situ heating and electrical resistance measurements M. A. Verheijen, J. J. T. M. Donkers, J. F. P. Thomassen, J. J. van den Broek, R. A. F. van der Rijt, M. J. J. Dona, and C. M. Smit pp. 426-429
CONDENSED MATTER; MATERIALS
Simulations and measurements of the performance of a channeled neutron guide for a time-of-flight spectrometer at the NIST Center for Neutron Research Jeremy C. Cook and John R. D. Copley pp. 430-439 High-pressure cell for small- and medium-angle neutron scattering measurements up to 300 MPa M. Bonetti and P. Calmettes pp. 440-444 An inverse photoemission system with large solid angle of detection and adjustable optical bandpass J. A. Lipton-Duffin, A. G. Mark, G. K. Mullins, G. E. Contant, and A. B. McLean pp. 445-454 Wide-field spectroscopy for optical characterization of the pulsed laser deposition plume E. Perez-Tijerina, R. Machorro, and J. Bohigas pp. 455-461 Optical response of cerium-doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate coatings at shocked surfaces G. D. Stevens, S. S. Lutz, W. D. Turley, C. D. Adams, R. M. Boat, and L. M. Hull pp. 462-466
CHEMISTRY
Development of a high-temperature and high-pressure nuclear magnetic resonance probe for studies of chemical reactions in supercritical water Fujitsugu Amita, Hiroyuki Oka, Masanobu Mukaide, Yohei Urasaki, Kiyonori Takegoshi, Takehiko Terao, and Okitsugu Kajimoto pp. 467-471
BIOLOGY and MEDICINE
Ultraviolet diffraction limited nanosurgery of live biological tissues Julien Colombelli, Stephan W. Grill, and Ernst H. K. Stelzer pp. 472-478 Time-resolved measurement system of electrofluorescence spectra Minoru Tsushima, Tsuyoshi Ushizaka, and Nobuhiro Ohta pp. 479-485 Single-sweep detection of relaxation kinetics by submicrosecond midinfrared spectroscopy Hairong Ma, John Ervin, and Martin Gruebele pp. 486-491 Out-of-plane displacement measurement by means of endoscopic moire interferometry R. A. Martinez-Celorio, Joris J. J. Dirckx, Luis Marti-Lopez, and Francisco G. Pena-Lecona pp. 492-496
ELECTRONICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVES
Development of an ultralow current amplifier for scanning tunneling microscopy M. Carla, L. Lanzi, E. Pallecchi, and G. Aloisi pp. 497-501 Bias conditions of dc-SQUID for a time-domain SQUID multiplexer Jorn Beyer, Dietmar Drung, and Kent D. Irwin pp. 502-506
THERMOMETRY; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY; ACOUSTIC; PHOTOTHERMAL and PHOTOACOUSTIC
Procedure proposal for the correction of nonadiabatic thermoelastic stress analysis results A. Salerno and S. Desiderati pp. 507-514
GENERAL INSTRUMENTS
Measurement technique for pumping performance of a centrifugal collector under microgravity Tsuyoshi Totani, Masahiko Itami, Harunori Nagata, Isao Kudo, and Akira Iwasaki pp. 515-523 In situ mechanical characterization of square microfabricated elastomeric membranes using an improved microindentation Kuo-Kang Liu, Hwa Seng Khoo, and Fan-Gang Tseng pp. 524-531 Unsteady force measurement technique in shock tubes H. Tanno, T. Komuro, M. Takahashi, K. Takayama, H. Ojima, and S. Onaya pp. 532-536 Three-stage light-gas gun with a preheating stage Tatsumi Moritoh, Nobuaki Kawai, Kazutaka G. Nakamura, and Ken-ichi Kondo pp. 537-540 Calibration scheme for three-dimensional particle tracking with a prismatic light Hirohiko Matsushita, Takaaki Mochizuki, and Nobufuji Kaji pp. 541-545 Vibration signal processing for interferometric optical fiber sensor Zhengyuan Cao, Ruhua Fang, Hong Zhao, Bing Zhao, and Ping Feng pp. 546-549
NOTES

Improvement of detected intensity in confocal microscopy by using reflecting optical system DongKyun Kang, JungWoo Seo, and DaeGab Gweon pp. 550-552 Improving the efficiency of a jet pump using a swirling primary jet D. W. Guillaume and T. A. Judge pp. 553-555 Design and characterization of a late-mixing pulsed nozzle Jon P. Camden, Hans A. Bechtel, and Richard N. Zare pp. 556-558 Laser-diffraction slit rheometer to measure red blood cell deformability S. Shin, Y. H. Ku, M. S. Park, S. Y. Moon, J. H. Jang, and J. S. Suh pp. 559-561 Triggerable general-purpose interface bus controller David S. Hall pp. 562-564 Method to determine the spring constant of atomic force microscope cantilevers Christopher T. Gibson, Daniel J. Johnson, Christopher Anderson, Chris Abell, and Trevor Rayment pp. 565-567