Practical RF SQUIDs: Configuration and Performance

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Rf SQUID Magnetometers Practical Device Optimization Low-Temperature rf SQUID Magnetometers Low-Temperature Bulk Magnetometers Low-Temperature Thin-Film Magnetometers High-Temperature rf SQUID Magnetometers Technological Limitations Bulk High-Tc Magnetometers Early Thin-Film High-Tc Magnetometers Magnetometers with Coplanar Resonators Magnetometers with Dielectric Resonators Thin-Film HTS Magnetometers with Flux Transformers Rf SQUID Gradiometers Low-Temperature Gradiometers High-Temperature Gradiometers Hardware rf SQUID Gradiometers Electronic rf SQUID gradiometers Low-Frequency Excess Noise in rf SQUIDs Response of rf SQUIDs to High-Frequency Electromagnetic Interference Characterization and Adjustment of rf SQUIDs The rf SQUID versus the dc SQUID Concluding Remarks and Outlook