• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2003

We designed and constructed a multichannel superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer system to measure magnetic fields from the human brain. We used a new type of SQUID, the double relaxation oscillation SQUID (DROS). With high flux-to-voltage transfers of the DROS, about 10 times larger than the dc SQUIDs, simple flux-locked loop circuits could be used for SQUID operation. Also the large modulation voltage of the DROS, typically being 100 $mutextrm{V}$, enabled stable flux-locked loop operation against the thermal offset voltage drift of the preamplifier. The magnetometers were fabricated using the Nb/AlOx/Nb junction technology. The SQUID system consists of 37 signal magnetometers, distributed on a semispherical surface, and 11 reference channels were installed to pickup background noises. External feedback was used to eliminate the magnetic coupling with the adjacent channels. The liquid helium dewar has a capacity of 29 L and boil-off rate of about 4 L/d with the total 48 channel insert. The magnetometer system has an average noise level of 3 fT/√Hz at 100 Hz, inside a shielded loon, and was applied to measure auditory-evoked fields.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2003

We have developed a planar-type single layer second-order $high-T_{c}$ SQUID gradiometer, which can detect the $d^2$$B_{z/}$dxdy of the second-order field gradient. This SQUID gradiometer consists of four-way 'clover-leaf' pick-up loops and is coupled directly to a 4-junction dc SQUID in such a way that the coupling polarity of the two diagonal loops is opposite to that of the other two loops. The pickup loops are intrinsically balanced for both uniform field and the 1 st-order field gradient. The $YBa_2$$Cu_3$$O_{7}$ thin film was made by pulsed laser deposition method on $SrTiO_3$ single crystal substrate and patterned by photolithography with Ar ion milling technique. Response of this gradiometer was tested for both uniform field and the 2nd-order field gradient. Details of the design, fabrication, and results will be discussed.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2000

A 40-channel superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) system was constructed for measuring neuromagnetic fields. Main features of the system are the use of double relaxation oscillation SQUIDs (DROSs), and planar gradiometers measuring magnetic field components tangential to the head surface. The DROSs with high flux-to-voltage transfers enabled direct readout of the SQUID output by room-temperature dc preamplifiers and simple flux-locked loop circuits could be used for SQUID operation. The pickup coil is an integrated first-order planar gradiometer with a baseline of 40 mm. Average noise level of the 40 channels is around 1.2 $fT/cm/{\surd}Hz$ at 100 Hz, corresponding to a field noise of 5 $fT/{\surd}Hz$, operated inside a magnetically shielded room. The SQUID insert was designed to have low thermal load, minimizing the loss of liquid helium. The constructed system was applied to measure auditory-evoked neuromagnetic fields.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2006

We have developed magnetocardiography(MCG) and impedance magnetocardiography(I-MCG) for detecting heart disease by using dc-SQUID technology. The MCG system, using low-Tc SQUID, is being applied commercially for diagnosing heart disease. Using the low-Tc MCG system, many clinical studies on detection of abnormality have been performed. Furthermore, we have developed a portable MCG system using high-Tc SQUID. For detecting changes in kinetic impedance in the heart, an I-MCG system has been demonstrated. The I-MCG system could detect the mechanical movement of the heart. In this report, we review current clinical applications of magnetocardiography and impedance magnetocardiography.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.144-148
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• 2009

A current limiter was manufactured using a Josephson junction array to cut off an excessive current flowing into the SQUID sensor. The Fabricateed Josephson junction array was connected in series with a flux transformer that consists of a pick-up coil and an input coil, and the flux transformer was inductively coupled with a Double Relaxation Oscillation SQUID(DROS). The flux-voltage modulation curve was induced by applying an AC magnetic field whose magnitude was far smaller than that of the DC magnetic field. A change in the flux-voltage modulation curve of the SQUID was observed while the DC magnetic field was increased, to qualitatively examine the current limiting characteristic of the Josephson junction array. As a result, it was found that the SQUID flux-voltage modulation curve disappeared at the critical current of the Josephson junction array, which indicates that the Josephson junction array properly works as a current limiter.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2018

Low-noise amplifiers in the radio-frequency (RF) band based on the direct current (DC) superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) can be used for quantum-limited measurements in precision physics experiments. For the prediction of peak-gain frequency of these amplifiers, we need a reliable design formula for the resonance frequency of the microstrip circuit. We improved the formula for the resonance frequency, determined by parameters of the DC SQUID and the input coil, and compared the design values with experimental values. The proposed formula showed much accurate results than the conventional formula. Minor deviation of the experimental results from the theory can be corrected by using the measured geometrical parameters of the input coil line.

• 센서학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.258-264
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• 1997

$YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7}$ 단일층 박막으로 된 직접결합형 직류 SQUID magnetometer를 설계하여 $SrTiO_{3}$기판위에 제작하였다. 검출코일은 외변 8.5 mm, 선폭은 2.6 mm로 하였으며, 조셉슨 접합의 선폭은 $3\;{\mu}m$, SQUID 인덕턴스는 50pH로 하였다. 제작된 소자의 외부 자속에 대한 전압 변조신호의 크기는 최대 $65\;{\mu}V$, 자장잡음은 1 Hz에서 약0.6 pT/$\sqrt{Hz}$ 이었다. 이 SQUID magnetometer를 사용하여 자기차폐실 내에서 심자도 파형을 측정하여 가산평균하였을 때 매우 양호한 심자도 파형을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2009

Superconducting quantum phenomena are getting attention from the field of metrology area. Following its first successful application of Josephson effect to voltage standard, piconewton force standard was suggested as a candidate for the next application of superconducting quantum effects in metrology. It is predicted that a micron-sized superconducting Nb ring in a strong magnetic field gradient generates a quantized force of the order of sub-piconewtons. In this work, we studied the design and fabrication of Nb superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) on an ultra-thin silicon cantilever. The Nb SQUID and electrodes were structured on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer by dc magnetron sputtering and lift-off lithography. Using the resulting SOI wafer, we fabricated V-shaped and parallel-beam cantilevers, each with a $30-{\mu}m$-wide paddle; the length, width, and thickness of each cantilever arm were typically $440{\mu}m,\;4.5{\mu}m$, and $0.34{\mu}m$, respectively. However, the cantilevers underwent bending, a technical difficulty commonly encountered during the fabrication of electrical circuits on ultra-soft mechanical substrates. In order to circumvent this difficulty, we controlled the Ar pressure during Nb sputtering to minimize the intrinsic stress in the Nb film and studied the effect of residual stress on the resultant device.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.406-412
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• 1992

조미훈연 오징어(Neon flying squid, Qmmastrephes bartrannii)의 적절한 가공조건을 찾기 위하여 일반성분변화 및 단백질 품질변화를 측정하였다. 수분, 조단백질함량은 매우 감소하였으나(p<0.05) 지방, 회분함량은 그다지 증가하지 않았다. 조미, 훈연은 TBA가의 증가를 초래하였다. 여러 가지 가공단계들은 TI함량을 크게 증가시키지는 않았다. 오징어 가공전단계를 통해 측정된 TI함량은 같은 가공단계에서의 TBA가와 서로 관련이 없었다. Steak용으로 가공한 것을 제외한 모든 가공품들의 경우, 소화율과 C-PER, DC-PER이 증가하였다. 생시료의 경우, 북태평양산 빨강오징어(몸통, 다리 양쪽 모두)의 효소 소화율은 다른 오징어종에 비해 상당히 낮았다.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 2006년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.XVI
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• pp.46-46
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• 2006