Review of Scientific Instruments, 2003, V 74, N 6, June.

REVIEW ARTICLE

       Quartz fibers as active elements in detectors for particle physics
      Nural Akchurin and Richard Wigmans
      pp. 2955-2972

ARTICLES


OPTICS; ATOMS and MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON DETECTORS

       A new spectrometer using multiple gratings with a two-dimensional
       charge-coupled diode array detector
      Tao Han, Wei-Ming Ni, Peng Zhou, Hai-Yang You, Jian-Hu Jia,
      Song-You Wang, Liang-Yao Chen, and David W. Lynch
      pp. 2973-2976

PARTICLE SOURCES, OPTICS and ACCELERATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS

       Time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectrometer based
       on a picosecond Nd:glass laser system
      P. Michelato, L. Monaco, D. Sertore, and I. Pollini
      pp. 2977-2982

       High duty, long lifetime, cathodic arc plasma source
      L. P. Wang, X. F. Wang, B. Y. Tang, K. Y. Gan, and X. Y. Peng
      pp. 2983-2986

NUCLEAR PHYSICS, FUSION and PLASMAS

       Negative chlorine ions from multicusp radio frequency ion sourc
       e for heavy ion fusion applications
      S. K. Hahto, S. T. Hahto, J. W. Kwan, K. N. Leung, and L. R. Grisham
      pp. 2987-2991

       Vacuum-ultraviolet photoabsorption imaging system for laser plasma plume diagnostics
      J. S. Hirsch, E. T. Kennedy, A. Neogi, J. T. Costello, P. Nicolosi, and L. Poletto
      pp. 2992-2998

MICROSCOPY and IMAGING

       Image correction in magneto-optical microscopy
      P Paturi, B. Hvolb?k Larsen, B. A. Jacobsen, and N. H. Andersen
      pp. 2999-3001

CONDENSED MATTER; MATERIALS


       The deformation-DIA: A new apparatus for high temperature triaxial
       deformation to pressures up to 15 GPa
      Yanbin Wang, William B. Durham, Ivan C. Getting, and Donald J. Weidner
      pp. 3002-3011

       Bulk metallic glass gasket for high pressure, in situ x-ray diffraction
      Duanwei He, Yusheng Zhao, T. D. Sheng, R. B. Schwarz, J. Qian, 
      K. A. Lokshin, S. Bobev, L. L. Daemen, H. K. Mao, J. Z. Hu, J. Shu, and J. Xu
      pp. 3012-3016

       Performance of a synthetic diamond backing-plate for the
       diamond-anvil cell at ultrahigh pressures
      Takemura Kenichi and Nakano Satoshi
      pp. 3017-3020

       Structural investigation of amorphous materials at
       high pressures using the diamond anvil cell
      Guoyin Shen, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Mark L. Rivers, and Stephen R. Sutton
      pp. 3021-3026

       Ion beam charging of silicon nanoparticles in helium
       background gas: Design of the ion beam aerosol charger
      Takafumi Seto, Takaaki Orii, Makoto Hirasawa,
      Nobuhiro Aya, and Hirofumi Shimura
      pp. 3027-3030

       A combined heating cooling stage for cluster thermalization in the gas phase
      D. N. Ievlev, A. Ku"ster, A. Enders, N. Malinowski, H. Schaber, and K. Kern
      pp. 3031-3034

       Mo"ssbauer acquisition system for Rayleigh scattering experiments
      A. Kluger, S. E. Enescu, I. Bibicu, C. Ciortea, and A. Enulescu
      pp. 3035-3038

       High-stability quartz-crystal microbalance for investigations in surface science
      L. Bouzidi, S. S. Narine, K. G. Stefanov, and A. J. Slavin
      pp. 3039-3044

       Design of a triple resonance magic angle sample spinning probe for
       high field solid state nuclear magnetic resonance
      Rachel W. Martin, Eric K. Paulson, and Kurt W. Zilm
      pp. 3045-3061

       Noninvasive observation of magnetization reversal in micron-sized Co bars
      J. Bekaert, M. J. Van Bael, D. Buntinx, K. Temst, C. Van Haesendonck, 
      V. V. Moshchalkov, L. Lagae, J. De Boeck, and G. Borghs
      pp. 3062-3066

       An integrated platform for surface forces measurements and
       fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
      Ashis Mukhopadhyay, Jiang Zhao, Sung Chul Bae, and Steve Granick
      pp. 3067-3072

CHEMISTRY

       High-temperature and high-pressure cell for kinetic measurements of supercritical
       fluids reactions with the use of ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy
      Yuri E. Gorbaty, Eleni Venardou, Eduardo Garcia-Verdugo, and Martyn Poliakoff
      pp. 3073-3076

       Intense, hyperthermal source of organic radicals for matrix-isolation spectroscopy
      Xu Zhang, Anders V. Friderichsen, Sreela Nandi, G. Barney Ellison, 
      Donald E. David, J. Thomas McKinnon, Theodore G. Lindeman, 
      David C. Dayton, and Mark R. Nimlos
      pp. 3077-3086

       Combined techniques of Raman spectroscopy and synchrotron two-dimensional
       x-ray diffraction for in situ study of anisotropic system:
       Example of polymer fibers under deformation
      Shaofeng Ran, Dufei Fang, Igors Sics, Shigeyuki Toki, Benjamin S. Hsiao, and Benjamin Chu
      pp. 3087-3092

BIOLOGY and MEDICINE

       Design, development, and performance of an adapter for simulation of ocular
       melanoma patients in supine position for proton beam therapy
      I. Daftari and T. L. Phillips
      pp. 3093-3097

       An alternating current superconductor susceptometric
       system to evaluate liver iron overload
      A. A. O. Carneiro, J. P. Fernandes, M. A. Zago,
      D. T. Covas, I. L. A^ngulo, and O. Baffa
      pp. 3098-3103

       Measurement of acetylene in breath by ultraviolet absorption
       spectroscopy: Potential for noninvasive cardiac output monitoring
      Marc M. Baum, Sasi Kumar, Anastasios M. Lappas, and Peter D. Wagner
      pp. 3104-3110

GRAVITY; GEOPHYSICS; ASTRONOMY and ASTROPHYSICS

       Charge coupled device based phase resolved stroboscopic photometry of pulsars
      Jurij Kotar, Simon Vidrih, and Andrej Cadez
      pp. 3111-3114

ELECTRONICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVES

       Comparison of time corrections using charge amounts, peak values, 
       slew rates, and signal widths in leading-edge discriminators
      Hansang Lim and Jaehong Parka)
      pp. 3115-3119

       An improved multigain range linear current electrometer
      S. S. Rajput
      pp. 3120-3126

       Electrical system for measurement of breakdown voltage of vacuum
       and gas-filled tubes using a dynamic method
      Milic M. Pejovic, Cedomir S. Milosavljevic, and Momcilo M. Pejovic
      pp. 3127-3129


THERMOMETRY; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY; ACOUSTIC; PHOTOTHERMAL and PHOTOACOUSTIC


       Improvement to a bench top instrument for measuring spectral emittance at high temperatures
      Peter J. Bonzani, Jr., Elizabeth H. Florczak, James J. Scire, Jr., and James R. Markham
      pp. 3130-3136

GENERAL INSTRUMENTS

       Measurement of force acting on a moving part of a pneumatic linear bearing
      Yusaku Fujii
      pp. 3137-3141

       Compact atomic vapor cells fabricated by laser-induced heating of hollow-core glass fibers
      S. Knappe, V. Velichansky, H. G. Robinson, J. Kitching, and L. Hollberg
      pp. 3142-3145

       Novel method for the simultaneous estimation of density and surface tension of liquids
      G. Thirunavukkarasu and G. J. Srinivasan
      pp. 3146-3150

       A compact, lightweight gas standards generator for permeation tubes
      R. A. Washenfelder, C. M. Roehl, K. A. McKinney, R. R. Julian, and P. O. Wennberg
      pp. 3151-3154

       Digital control of an iodine stabilized He–Ne laser by using a personal
       computer and a simple electronic system
      Dejan V. Pantelic, Bratimir M. Panic, and Aleksander G. Kovacevic
      pp. 3155-3159

NOTES


       Apparatus for pulsed laser deposition of semiconductor thin films
      M. Oszwaldowski, T. Berus, P. Sydorczuk, and J. Rzeszutek
      pp. 3160-3163

       Surface following scanning in a scanning microwave microscope
      Ahram Kim, J. Kim, S. Hyun, S. S. Kim, T. Kim, and K. Char
      pp. 3164-3166

       Near-field microwave microscope with improved sensitivity and spatial resolution
      Alexander Tselev, Steven M. Anlage, Hans M. Christen, 
      Robert L. Moreland, Vladimir V. Talanov, and Andrew R. Schwartz
      pp. 3167-3170

       Response compensation of temperature sensors:
       Frequency-domain estimation of thermal time constants
      M. Tagawa, K. Kato, and Y. Ohta
      pp. 3171-3174

       Simple air-tight powder x-ray diffraction cell
      O. Palchik, A. Gedanken, and Y. Rubinstein
      pp. 3175-3176

       Ultrahigh vacuum three-axis cryogenic sample manipulator
       for angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy
      Y. Aiura, H. Bando, T. Miyamoto, A. Chiba, R. Kitagawa,
      S. Maruyama, and Y. Nishihara
      pp. 3177-3179

       Reduction of electronic noise in THz generation
      A. Wetzels, A. Gu"rtler, A. Buijserd, T. Vijftigschild, H. ter Horst, and W. J. van der Zande
      pp. 3180-3181

       Wavelength-tunable surface plasmon resonance microscope
      Elain Fu, Jennifer Foley, and Paul Yager
      pp. 3182-3184

       Reusable ultrahigh vacuum viewport bakeable to 240 °C
      S. G. Cox, P. F. Griffin, C. S. Adams, D. DeMille, and E. Riis
      pp. 3185-3187

       Versatile small volume closed-cycle flow cell system for transient
       spectroscopy at high repetition rates
      Jens Bredenbeck and Peter Hamm
      pp. 3188-3189


LETTERS


       Some critical remarks about the article "A simple air wedge
       shearing interferometer for studying exploding wires"
      G. S. Sarkisov
      pp. 3190-3191

       Reply to "Some critical remarks about the paper, `A simple air 
       wedge shearing interferometer for studying exploding wires' "
      S. A. Pikuz
      pp. 3192-3193