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ArticleJournal of synchrotron radiation2023

Closing the loop: autonomous experiments enabled by machine-learning-based online data analysis in synchrotron beamline environments.

Linus Pithan, Vladimir Starostin, David Mareček, Lukas Petersdorf, Constantin Völter, Valentin Munteanu, Maciej Jankowski, Oleg Konovalov, Alexander Gerlach, Alexander Hinderhofer and 3 more

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Article in Journal of synchrotron radiation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Linus PithanInstitut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6080-3273
Vladimir StarostinInstitut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4533-6256
David MarečekPhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Lukas PetersdorfInstitut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Universität Kiel, Leibnizstrasse 19, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
Constantin VölterInstitut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Valentin MunteanuInstitut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Maciej JankowskiESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3796-0529
Oleg KonovalovESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0390-5900
Alexander GerlachInstitut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1787-1868
Alexander HinderhoferInstitut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8152-6386
Bridget MurphyInstitut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Universität Kiel, Leibnizstrasse 19, 24118 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1354-2381
Stefan KowarikPhysikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, 8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-7661-1949
Frank SchreiberInstitut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3659-6718

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 460248799
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, there has been significant interest in applying machine-learning (ML) techniques to the automated analysis of X-ray scattering experiments, due to the increasing speed and size at which datasets are generated. ML-based analysis presents an important opportunity to establish a closed-loop feedback system, enabling monitoring and real-time decision-making based on online data analysis. In this study, the incorporation of a combined one-dimensional convolutional neural network (CNN) and multilayer perceptron that is trained to extract physical thin-film parameters (thickness, density, roughness) and capable of taking into account prior knowledge is described. ML-based online analysis results are processed in a closed-loop workflow for X-ray reflectometry (XRR), using the growth of organic thin films as an example. Our focus lies on the beamline integration of ML-based online data analysis and closed-loop feedback. Our data demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of ML methods for analyzing XRR curves and Bragg reflections and its autonomous control over a vacuum deposition setup.

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autonomous experimentsbeamline controlclosed-loop controlmachine learningreflectometryXRR

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PMID37850560
PMCPMC10624034

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