DocumentCode
1025579
Title
Tests of superheated superconducting colloids using an RF SQUID
Author
Le Gros, M. ; Kotlicki, A. ; Turrell, B.G. ; Drukier, A.K.
Author_Institution
University of British Coloumbia, Vancouver, Canada
Volume
23
Issue
2
fYear
1987
fDate
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
719
Lastpage
722
Abstract
We report two tests designed to study the practicality of a superheated superconducting colloid detector using a SQUID read-out system. In the first test, the individual ´flips´ of ten 15 μm radius tin grains were observed as the temperature was swept through the superheated superconducting-normal phase transition. In the second test, we were able to observe transitions induced by 90 keV γ-rays in a colloid of 5μmm radius grains in epoxy.
Keywords
Josephson device measurement applications; Particle measurements; Superconducting devices; Copper; Detectors; Josephson junctions; Radio frequency; SQUIDs; Superconducting coils; Temperature; Testing; Thermal conductivity; Tin;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065141
Filename
1065141
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