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Title: Performance of a double dc SQUID magnetometer

Conference · · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)
OSTI ID:5923902
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  1. Research Development Corp. of Japan, I-280 Higashi Koigakubo, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185 (JP)

This paper presents a magnetic flux sensing device that is made by using two dc Squids. The dc Squids are of similar characteristics, magnetically coupled by a common coil and are turned into the voltage state by a single dc current source. As the dc Squids are magnetically coupled, the magnetic flux noise generated by one of the dc Squids is sensed by the other one and vice versa. Then by making a differential measurement across both dc Squids, the magnetic flux noise detected by the dc Squids can be added either constructively or destructively. This means the magnetic flux noise cancellation is possible as it is demonstrated experimentally. The double dc Squid configuration can also be used in the add flux noise mode, case in which there is no loss of performance when comparing with what is possible to obtain with a single dc Squid.

OSTI ID:
5923902
Report Number(s):
CONF-900944-; CODEN: IEMGA
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 27:2; Conference: 1990 applied superconductivity conference, Snowmass, CO (United States), 24-28 Sep 1990; ISSN 0018-9464
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English