Title :
A high-Tc SQUID based magnetophysiology system
Author :
Magnelind, P.E. ; Ivanov, Z. ; Tzalenchuk, A.Ya. ; Tarte, E.J. ; Lõhmus, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron. & Nanoscience, Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
fDate :
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report on the present status of our high-Tc SQUID based system for measurements of room temperature samples. The main application of the system is magnetic recordings of signals in nerve tissue, i.e., magnetophysiology. We have fabricated four slotted SQUID sensors of two different designs. The best SQUID sensor shows an intrinsic white noise of 8.2 μΦ0/Hz12/ and a corresponding magnetic field noise of 4.5 pT/Hz12/ at 77 K.
Keywords :
SQUID magnetometers; biomagnetism; high-temperature superconductors; neurophysiology; superconducting device noise; white noise; 77 K; high-Tc SQUID sensor; magnetic field noise; magnetic recording; magnetophysiology system; nerve tissue; white noise; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic noise; Magnetic recording; Magnetic sensors; Magnetic separation; Neurons; SQUIDs; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2003.813855