Multichannel SQUID system with integrated magnetic shielding for magnetocardiography of mice

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 827-830

  Ackermann, R ^a   Wiekhorst, F ^a   Beck, A ^a   Gutkelch, D ^a   Ruede, F ^a   Schnabel, A ^a   Steinhoff, U ^a   Drung, D ^a   Beyer, J ^a   Assmann C ^a   Trahms, L ^a   Koch, H ^a   Schurig, T ^a   Fischer, R ^b   Bader, M ^b   Ogata, H ^c   Kado, H ^c  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetocardiography; SQUID magnetometer; Superconducting magnetic shielding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC SHIELDING; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAGNETOMETERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

INTEGRATED SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC SHIELDING; INTRINSIC NOISE; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAMS;

SQUIDS;

EID: 34547445084     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.898539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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