High-transition-temperature superconducting quantum interference devices

D Koelle, R Kleiner, F Ludwig, E Dantsker… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 1999 - APS
The advent of high-T c superconductors gave great impetus to the development of thin-film
superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) for operation at temperatures up to …

Superconducting sensors and methods in geophysical applications

R Stolz, M Schmelz, V Zakosarenko… - Superconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
More than 50 years ago superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) were
invented. Since then many applications opened up. Already in a 1980 workshop (Weinstock …

Femtotesla nearly-quantum-noise-limited pulsed gradiometer at earth-scale fields

VG Lucivero, W Lee, ME Limes, EL Foley… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
We describe a magnetic gradiometer that operates at finite fields and uses an intense
pulsed laser to polarize a 87 Rb atomic ensemble and a compact vertical-cavity surface …

SQUIDs for nondestructive evaluation

WG Jenks, SSH Sadeghi… - Journal of Physics D …, 1997 - iopscience.iop.org
We attempt a comprehensive review of all published research in nondestructive evaluation
(NDE) performed with the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) …

SQUID magnetometers for biomagnetism and nondestructive testing: important questions and initial answers

JP Wikswo - IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 1995 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For two decades, academic and industrial researchers worldwide have used SQUID
magnetometers to measure magnetic signals from the heart, brain, lungs, liver, nerves …

SQUID systems for biomagnetic imaging

V Pizzella, S Della Penna, C Del Gratta… - Superconductor …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
This review paper illustrates the different SQUID based systems used for biomagnetic
imaging. The review is divided into nine sections. The first three sections are introductory …

Demagnetization of magnetically shielded rooms

F Thiel, A Schnabel, S Knappe-Grüneberg… - Review of scientific …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetically shielded rooms for specific high resolution physiological measurements
exploiting the magnetic field, eg, of the brain (dc-magnetoencephalograpy), low-field NMR …

Advanced SQUID read-out electronics

D Drung - SQUID Sensors: Fundamentals, Fabrication and …, 1996 - Springer
Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) are the most sensitive devices for
measuring weak magnetic fields. Beside the SQUID itself, the design of the read-out …

The PTB 83-SQUID system for biomagnetic applications in a clinic

D Drung - IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 1995 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The PTB 83-SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) system is described
which is operated in a clinical environment. Integrated dc SQUID magnetometers with …

Gradient field detection using interference of stimulated microwave optical sidebands

K Campbell, YJ Wang, I Savukov, PDD Schwindt… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We demonstrate that stimulated microwave optical sideband generation using parametric
frequency conversion can be utilized as a powerful technique for coherent state detection in …