Superconductivity: Fundamentals and Applications (Physics)

✍ Scribed by Werner Buckel, Reinhold Kleiner

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 655
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is the second English edition of what has become one of the definitive works on superconductivity in German -- currently in its sixth edition. Comprehensive and easy to understand, this introductory text is written especially with the non-specialist in mind. The authors, both long-term experts in this field, present the fundamental considerations without the need for extensive mathematics, describing the various phenomena connected with the superconducting state, with liberal insertion of experimental facts and examples for modern applications. While all fields of superconducting phenomena are dealt with in detail, this new edition pays particular attention to the groundbreaking discovery of magnesium diboride and the current developments in this field. In addition, a new chapter provides an overview of the elements, alloys and compounds where superconductivity has been observed in experiments, together with their major characteristics. The chapter on technical applications has been considerably expanded to accommodate microelectronics, while the key aspects of critical currents as well as Josephson junctions now each have their own chapter. A 'must-have' for students and graduates.

✦ Table of Contents

The SQUID Handbook Vol. II......Page 4
Volume I......Page 10
Volume II......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
List of Contributors......Page 18
8 SQUID Voltmeters and Amplifiers......Page 22
8.1 Introduction......Page 24
8.2 Voltmeters......Page 25
8.3 The SQUID as a Radiofrequency Amplifier......Page 26
8.4 Microstrip SQUID Amplifier......Page 41
8.5 SQUID Readout of Thermal Detectors......Page 53
8.6 Nuclear Magnetic and Quadrupole Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging......Page 77
8.7 The Axion Detector......Page 102
9 SQUIDs for Standards and Metrology......Page 116
9.1 Introduction......Page 117
9.2 SQUIDs in Voltage Metrology......Page 118
9.3 Cryogenic Current Comparator (CCC)......Page 122
9.4 Other Current Metrological Applications of SQUIDs......Page 144
9.5 Future Trends and Conclusion......Page 150
10 The Magnetic Inverse Problem......Page 160
10.1 The Peculiarities of the Magnetic Inverse Problem......Page 162
10.2 The Magnetic Forward Problem......Page 166
10.3 The Magnetic Inverse Problem......Page 189
10.4 Conclusions......Page 275
11 Biomagnetism......Page 290
11.1 Introduction......Page 292
11.2 Magnetoencephalography......Page 295
11.3 Magnetocardiography......Page 342
11.4 Quasistatic Field Magnetometry......Page 363
11.5 Magnetoneurography......Page 367
11.6 Liver Susceptometry......Page 372
11.7 Gastromagnetometry......Page 377
11.8 Magnetic Relaxation Immunoassays......Page 381
12 Measurements of Magnetism and Magnetic Properties of Matter......Page 412
12.2 The SQUID Magnetometer–Susceptometer......Page 413
12.3 Scanning SQUID Microscopy......Page 430
13 Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials and Structures using SQUIDs......Page 462
13.1 Introduction......Page 463
13.2 Detection of Magnetic Moments......Page 466
13.3 Magnetic Flux Leakage Technique......Page 469
13.4 Static Current Distribution Mapping......Page 473
13.5 Eddy Current Technique......Page 474
13.6 Alternative Excitation Techniques......Page 488
13.7 Conclusion and Prospects......Page 493
14 SQUIDs for Geophysical Survey and Magnetic Anomaly Detection......Page 502
14.1 Introduction......Page 504
14.2 Magnetic Measurements in the Earth’s Field......Page 505
14.3 Operation of SQUIDs in Real World Environments......Page 515
14.4 Data Acquisition and Signal Processing......Page 520
14.5 Geophysical Applications of SQUIDs......Page 525
14.6 Magnetic Anomaly Detection Systems using SQUIDs......Page 548
14.7 Future Prospects......Page 557
15 Gravity and Motion Sensors......Page 566
15.1 Introduction......Page 567
15.2 The Superconducting Accelerometer......Page 568
15.3 Superconducting Transducer for Gravitational-Wave Detectors......Page 569
15.4 Superconducting Gravity Gradiometers (SGGs)......Page 575
15.5 Applications of the SGG Technology......Page 584
15.6 Outlook......Page 596
Physical Constants, Abbreviations, and Symbols......Page 602
Index......Page 638