http://scitation.aip.org/ RSI: Review, Invited, and Special topics Articles http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/83/011301/1&agg=rss Joshua A. Dijksman, Frank Rietz, Kinga A. L&#x0151;rincz, Martin van Hecke, and Wolfgang Losert<br/> We review an experimental method that allows to probe the time-dependent structure of fully three-dimensional densely packed granular materials and suspensions by means of particle recognition. The method relies on submersing a granular medium in a refractive index matched fluid. This makes the resu ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 011301 (2012)] published Tue Jan 24, 2012. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/121101/1&agg=rss U. Zammit, M. Marinelli, F. Mercuri, S. Paoloni, and F. Scudieri<br/> The study of thermophysical properties is of great importance in several scientific fields. Among them, the heat capacity, for example, is related to the microscopic structure of condensed matter and plays an important role in monitoring the changes in the energy content of a system. Calorimetric te ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 121101 (2011)] published Fri Dec 23, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/111101/1&agg=rss T. M. Dymerski, T. M. Chmiel, and W. Wardencki<br/> This work examines gas sensor array technology combined with multivariate data processing methods and demonstrates a promising potential for rapid, non-destructive analysis of food. Main attention is focused on detailed description of sensor used in e-nose instruments, construction, and principle of ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 111101 (2011)] published Wed Nov 30, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/101101/1&agg=rss G. Cella and A. Giazotto<br/> A direct detection of gravitational waves is still lacking today. A network of several earthbound interferometric detectors is currently operating with a continuously improving sensitivity. The window of interest for observation has a lower cut off in the frequency domain below some tens of hertz, d ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 101101 (2011)] published Tue Oct 25, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/091301/1&agg=rss D. Schwan, P. A. R. Ade, K. Basu, A. N. Bender, F. Bertoldi et al.<br/> The Atacama pathfinder experiment Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (APEX-SZ) instrument is a millimeter-wave cryogenic receiver designed to observe galaxy clusters via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect from the 12 m APEX telescope on the Atacama plateau in Chile. The receiver contains a focal plane of 280 superconduc ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 091301 (2011)] published Thu Sep 29, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/081301/1&agg=rss Daniel B. Turner, Katherine W. Stone, Kenan Gundogdu, and Keith A. Nelson<br/> We have developed an efficient spectrometer capable of performing a wide variety of coherent multidimensional measurements at optical wavelengths. The two major components of the largely automated device are a spatial beam shaper which controls the beam geometry and a spatiotemporal pulse shaper whi ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 081301 (2011)] published Tue Aug 23, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/071101/1&agg=rss M. D. Eisaman, J. Fan, A. Migdall, and S. V. Polyakov<br/> We review the current status of single-photon-source and single-photon-detector technologies operating at wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the infrared. We discuss applications of these technologies to quantum communication, a field currently driving much of the development of single-photon sourc ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 071101 (2011)] published Wed Jul 27, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/061101/1&agg=rss Erwin Hack and Jan Burke<br/> Phase retrieval techniques are widely used in optics, imaging and electronics. Originating in signal theory, they were introduced to interferometry around 1970. Over the years, many robust phase-stepping techniques have been developed that minimize specific experimental influence quantities such as ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 061101 (2011)] published Wed Jun 29, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/031301/1&agg=rss Farideh Honary, Steve R. Marple, Keith Barratt, Peter Chapman, Martin Grill et al.<br/> The design and operation of a new generation of digital imaging riometer systems developed by Lancaster University are presented. In the heart of the digital imaging riometer is a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), which is used for the digital signal processing and digital beam forming, complete ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 031301 (2011)] published Tue Mar 22, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/82/011301/1&agg=rss A. Heptonstall, M. A. Barton, A. Bell, G. Cagnoli, C. A. Cantley et al.<br/> In 2000 the first mirror suspensions to use a quasi-monolithic final stage were installed at the GEO600 detector site outside Hannover, pioneering the use of fused silica suspension fibers in long baseline interferometric detectors to reduce suspension thermal noise. Since that time, development of ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 011301 (2011)] published Fri Jan 21, 2011. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/81/121101/1&agg=rss Young Jae Song, Alexander F. Otte, Vladimir Shvarts, Zuyu Zhao, Young Kuk et al.<br/> We describe the design, development and performance of a scanning probe microscopy (SPM) facility operating at a base temperature of 10 mK in magnetic fields up to 15 T. The microscope is cooled by a custom designed, fully ultra-high vacuum (UHV) compatible dilution refrigerator (DR) and is capable ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 121101 (2010)] published Wed Dec 29, 2010. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/81/111301/1&agg=rss P. Janhunen, P. K. Toivanen, J. Polkko, S. Merikallio, P. Salminen et al.<br/> The electric solar wind sail (E-sail) is a space propulsion concept that uses the natural solar wind dynamic pressure for producing spacecraft thrust. In its baseline form, the E-sail consists of a number of long, thin, conducting, and centrifugally stretched tethers, which are kept in a high positi ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 111301 (2010)] published Wed Nov 17, 2010. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/81/081101/1&agg=rss Francis Halzen and Spencer R. Klein<br/> Neutrino astronomy beyond the Sun was first imagined in the late 1950s; by the 1970s, it was realized that kilometer-scale neutrino detectors were required. The first such instrument, IceCube, is near completion and taking data. The IceCube project transforms 1 km of deep and ultratransparent Antar ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 081101 (2010)] published Mon Aug 30, 2010. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/81/041301/1&agg=rss Yejun Feng, R. Jaramillo, Jiyang Wang, Yang Ren, and T. F. Rosenbaum<br/> Condensed matter experiments at high pressure accentuate the need for accurate pressure scales over a broad range of temperatures, as well as placing a premium on a homogeneous pressure environment. However, challenges remain in diamond anvil cell technology, including both the quality of various pr ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 041301 (2010)] published Tue Apr 20, 2010. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/81/031101/1&agg=rss Majid Nabavi<br/> Unsteady flow of liquids and gasses are important in many scientific, engineering, and biological contexts. Measurement of the characteristics of unsteady and pulsating flows is more difficult than that of static flows. Time constants of the sensors must be understood, sampling rates must satisfy ba ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 031101 (2010)] published Mon Mar 15, 2010. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/81/021301/1&agg=rss Chanyut Kolitawong, A. Jeffrey Giacomin, and Leann M. Johnson<br/> This is a comprehensive review of local direct measurement shear stress transducers. Transducers are first classified by their movement, measuring mode, and mechanism. These categories are then subclassified into active or passive movement, static or dynamic measuring mode, and rotational or transla ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 021301 (2010)] published Wed Feb 24, 2010. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/80/101101/1&agg=rss David D. Nolte<br/> Spinning biodisks have advantages that make them attractive for specialized biochip applications. The two main classes of spinning biodisks are microfluidic disks and bio-optical compact disks (BioCD). Microfluidic biodisks take advantage of noninertial pumping for lab-on-a-chip devices using nonine ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 101101 (2009)] published Tue Oct 27, 2009. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/80/081101/1&agg=rss Ramon Carriles, Dawn N. Schafer, Kraig E. Sheetz, Jeffrey J. Field, Richard Cisek et al.<br/> We review the current state of multiphoton microscopy. In particular, the requirements and limitations associated with high-speed multiphoton imaging are considered. A description of the different scanning technologies such as line scan, multifoci approaches, multidepth microscopy, and novel detecti ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 081101 (2009)] published Wed Aug 5, 2009. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/80/071301/1&agg=rss Charles M. Falco<br/> This paper describes the characteristics of a high resolution infrared (IR) imaging system operating over the wavelength range of 8301100 nm, based on a modified 8 Mpixels commercial digital camera, with which nonspecialists can obtain IR reflectograms of works of art in situ in a museum environment ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 071301 (2009)] published Wed Jul 15, 2009. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/80/041301/1&agg=rss Aroh Barjatya, Charles M. Swenson, Donald C. Thompson, and Kenneth H. Wright, Jr.<br/> We present data from the Floating Potential Measurement Unit (FPMU) that is deployed on the starboard truss of the International Space Station. The FPMU is a suite of instruments capable of redundant measurements of various plasma parameters. The instrument suite consists of a floating potential pro ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 041301 (2009)] published Fri Apr 17, 2009. http://link.aip.org/link/?RSI/79/111301/1&agg=rss Anita Sengupta, James Kulleck, Norm Hill, and Wayne Ohlinger<br/> Destructive analyses of impregnated-cathode assemblies from an ion thruster life test were performed to characterize erosion and degradation after 30 472 h of operation. Post-test inspection of each cathode included examination of the emitter (insert), orifice plate, cathode tube, heater, anode ass ... [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 111301 (2008)] published Thu Nov 20, 2008.