Identification of root cause of vibration of a liquid-gallium-cooled silicon monochromator and recommendations for abatement

Abstract

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Optimal dynamic performance for high-precision actuators/stages

“…It can be divided into three basic areas: ground motion studies 1,2 , existing equipment analysis and remediation [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] , and new design consideration 6,7 . The current work investigates a recently implemented robotic x-ray sample handling system with the intent of developing modeling techniques to aid future designs.…”