Low-Noise, Single-Layer YBa2Cu3O7.x DC SQUID Magnetometers at 77 K

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 2927-2930

  Cantor, Robin ^a   Lee, Luke P ^a   Teepe, Mark ^a   Vinetskiy, Vladimir ^a   Longo, Joseph ^a  

^a Conductus Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FABRICATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WHITE NOISE;

BICRYSTAL SUBSTRATE; INDUCTANCE; PICKUP LOOP;

SQUIDS;

EID: 0029324558     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: 15582515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.403205     Document Type: Article

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