A SQUID-based nondestructive evaluation system for testing wires of arbitrary length

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 3809-3813

  Mück, Michael ^a   Schölz, Friedhold ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b WC Heraeus GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryogenics; Nondestructive testing; Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs); Wire

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOMETERS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE; THERMAL NOISE;

CONDUCTING WIRES; GRADIOMETRIC PICKUP; NIOBIUM FLUX TRANSFORMERS;

SQUIDS;

EID: 34548537413     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.902106     Document Type: Article

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