Radiation detector using a bulk high T.sub.c superconductor
Abstract
A radiation detector (10) is provided, wherein a bulk high T.sub.c superconducting sample (11) is placed in a magnetic field and maintained at a superconducting temperature. Photons of incident radiation will cause localized heating in superconducting loops of the sample destroying trapped flux and redistributing the fluxons, and reducing the critical current of the loops. Subsequent cooling of the sample in the magnetic field will cause trapped flux redistributed Abrikosov fluxons and trapped Josephson fluxons. The destruction and trapping of the fluxons causes changes in the magnetization of the sample inducing currents in opposite directions in a pickup coil (12) which is coupled by an input coil (15) to an rf SQUID (16).
- Inventors:
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- Santa Barbara, CA
- Ventura, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- EG & G Energy Measurements Inc
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869055
- Patent Number(s):
- 5268577
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-88NV10617
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- radiation; detector; bulk; superconductor; 10; provided; superconducting; sample; 11; placed; magnetic; field; maintained; temperature; photons; incident; localized; heating; loops; destroying; trapped; flux; redistributing; fluxons; reducing; critical; current; subsequent; cooling; redistributed; abrikosov; josephson; destruction; trapping; causes; changes; magnetization; inducing; currents; opposite; directions; pickup; coil; 12; coupled; input; 15; rf; squid; 16; localized heating; incident radiation; opposite direction; opposite directions; magnetic field; radiation detector; critical current; causes changes; subsequent cooling; superconducting temperature; superconducting sample; /250/
Citation Formats
Artuso, Joseph F, Franks, Larry A, Hull, Kenneth L, and Symko, Orest G. Radiation detector using a bulk high T.sub.c superconductor. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Artuso, Joseph F, Franks, Larry A, Hull, Kenneth L, & Symko, Orest G. Radiation detector using a bulk high T.sub.c superconductor. United States.
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"Radiation detector using a bulk high T.sub.c superconductor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869055.
@article{osti_869055,
title = {Radiation detector using a bulk high T.sub.c superconductor},
author = {Artuso, Joseph F and Franks, Larry A and Hull, Kenneth L and Symko, Orest G},
abstractNote = {A radiation detector (10) is provided, wherein a bulk high T.sub.c superconducting sample (11) is placed in a magnetic field and maintained at a superconducting temperature. Photons of incident radiation will cause localized heating in superconducting loops of the sample destroying trapped flux and redistributing the fluxons, and reducing the critical current of the loops. Subsequent cooling of the sample in the magnetic field will cause trapped flux redistributed Abrikosov fluxons and trapped Josephson fluxons. The destruction and trapping of the fluxons causes changes in the magnetization of the sample inducing currents in opposite directions in a pickup coil (12) which is coupled by an input coil (15) to an rf SQUID (16).},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}
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