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Title: Optical fiber feedback SQUID magnetometer

Journal Article · · IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/19.192358· OSTI ID:5169747
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  1. Yokogawa Electric Corp., 2-9-32, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180 (JP)

This paper describes an optical fiber feedback superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer which was developed to improve electromagnetic interference characteristics. The SQUID consists of an RF SQUID probe, an RF amplifier, two multimode fibers, and a SQUID control unit. Phase-locked pulse width modulation (PWM) was used to construct a flux locked loop (FLL) circuit in the SQUID control unit. The operation of the optical fiber feedback SQUID is stable when a common mode voltage of ac 100 V/50 Hz is applied. It has an energy resolution of 1 x 10/sup -28/ J/Hz. This paper also describes the measurement of an auditory evoked field from the human brain in a magnetically shielded room using the fiber feedback SQUID with a gradiometer type pickup coil.

OSTI ID:
5169747
Journal Information:
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement; (USA), Vol. 38:2; ISSN 0018-9456
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English