Electromagnetic Modelling of Superconducting Sensor Designs

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dc.contributor.authorGerra, Guido
dc.date.accessioned2005-09-21T16:48:26Z
dc.date.available2005-09-21T16:48:26Z
dc.date.issued2003-08
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/104788
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/104788
dc.description.abstractThe problem of design optimisation of thin film direct current Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) magnetometers made of YBCO (YBa2Cu3O7-x) was considered. The inductances and effective areas were calculated using the software package 3D-MLSI. Resolution and reliability issues were first tested on simple superconducting systems, showing good agreement with analytical formulae and experimental results, and demonstrating that a remarkable precision can be obtained though at the expense of CPU time and memory. The software was then used to simulate a SQUID magnetometer fabricated in the Device Materials Group of the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, proving that 3D-MLSI can be used to predict the parameters of real systems with acceptable accuracy.en
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dc.subjectSensorsen
dc.subjectSuperconductivityen
dc.subjectSQUIDSen
dc.titleElectromagnetic Modelling of Superconducting Sensor Designsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMaster of Philosophy (MPhil)
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cambridge
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Materials Science and Metallurgy
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.14176


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