SQUIDs

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf superconducting device
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Superconducting_Quantum_Interference_Device
gptkbp:application gptkb:magnetocardiography
magnetoencephalography
geophysical prospecting
ultrasensitive magnetometry
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Josephson_effect
gptkbp:component gptkb:Josephson_junction
superconducting loop
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Brian_D._Josephson
gptkbp:fullName Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SQUIDs
gptkbp:inventedBy 1964
gptkbp:material gptkb:niobium
YBCO (Yttrium barium copper oxide)
gptkbp:operatingSystem cryogenic temperatures
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Josephson_junction
magnetism
quantum mechanics
superconductivity
quantum interference
flux quantization
gptkbp:sensitivity can detect fields as low as 5 aT/√Hz
gptkbp:type gptkb:DC_SQUID
gptkb:RF_SQUID
gptkbp:usedFor measuring extremely subtle magnetic fields
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:quantum_computing
materials science
physics research
medical imaging
mineral exploration
nondestructive evaluation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Magnetoencephalography
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6