Cryogenic design of a high-Tc SQUID-based heart scanner cooled by small stirling cryocoolers

Cryogenics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-151

  Van Den Bosch, P J ^a   Ter Brake, H J M ^a   Holland, J J ^a   De Boer, H A ^a   Verberne, J F C ^a   Rogalla, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Graphy; High Tc dc SQUID magnetometer; Magnetocardio; Stirling cryocooler

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005102138     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2275(96)00115-4     Document Type: Article

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