YBA2CU3O7 THIN-FILM SQUID GRADIOMETER FOR BIOMAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS

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TAVRIN, Y [1 ]
ZHANG, Y [1 ]
MUCK, M [1 ]
BRAGINSKI, AI [1 ]
HEIDEN, C [1 ]
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[1] UKRAINIAN ACAD SCI, INST LOW TEMP PHYS & ENGN, KHARKOV, UKRAINE
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10.1063/1.109561
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Low-noise rf SQUID washers fabricated from YBa2Cu3O7 epitaxial thin films have been used to construct a first-order electronic gradiometer operating at 77 K and suitable for biomagnetic measurements. Mechanical adjustment of the two-SQUID gradiometric setup made it possible to attenuate signals due to far magnetic field sources by three orders of magnitude. A magnetic field resolution of less-than-or-equal-to 280 fT/Hz1/2 above 2 Hz was attained through the use of large flux focusers. The fine structure of human heart magnetocardiograms was recorded in unshielded space. In a shielded room, magnetoencephalograms were obtained. The system was used to obtain new data on auditory evoked cortical response.
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