SQUID cooling
For electronic circuits using superconducting materials, it is crucial that they are cooled below their critical temperature in order to operate properly. Integration with a superconducting circuit such as a SQUID is simplified.
Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUID) are very sensitive magnetometers used to measure extremely small magnetic fields, based on superconducting loops containing Josephson junctions. They are sensitive enough to measure fields as low as 5 aT (5×10-18T).
Potential applications are found in medical diagnostic systems and systems used for non-destructive evaluation.
