Simulation of dielectric resonator for high-Tc radio frequency superconducting quantum interference device

Nowadays, the high-critical-temperature radio frequency superconducting quantum interference device (high-$T_{\rm c }$ rf SQUID) is usually coupled to a dielectric resonator that is a standard $10\times 10\times 1$~mm³ SrTiO$₃ (STO) substrate with a YBa₂Cu$₃O$_{7 - \delta }$ (YBCO) thin-film flux focuser deposited on it. Recently, we have simulated a dielectric resonator for the high-$T_{\rm c }$ rf SQUID by using the ANSOFT High Frequency Structure Simulator (ANSOFT HFSS). We simulate the resonant frequency and the quality factor of our dielectric resonator when it is unloaded or matches a 50-$\Omega$ impedance. The simulation results are quite close to the practical measurements. Our study shows that ANSOFT HFSS is quite suitable for simulating the dielectric resonator used for the high-$T_c rf SQUID. Therefore, we think the ANSOFT HFSS can be very helpful for investigating the characteristics of dielectric resonators for high-$T_c rf SQUIDs.     

虚拟仪器在射频超导量子干涉仪控制电路中的应用

本文简要介绍LabVIEW开发的射频超导量子干涉器(rf SQUID)自动控制系统的虚拟仪器,系统可对超导量子干涉器的工作点进行调整和显示,实现了LabVIEW软件系统与第三方硬件的结合.本文将对系统工作原理、硬件电路组成和软件的设计做简要介绍.     

自发磁化的超导π环在电触发下的行为

运用Runge-Kutta四步积分法分析了一个双结π环电路在输入脉冲电流触发下自发磁化电流的翻转过程.发现在适当的参数条件下，输入周期性脉冲，π环环流会产生周期性翻转现象，由正到负和由负到正的翻转将产生不同的输出脉冲.以此可检验π环自发磁化电流的方向和电触发下的翻转现象. 关键词： π结 自发磁化 Runge-Kutta四步积分法     

Characteristic parameters of electromagnetic signals from a human heart system

The electromagnetic field of a human heart system is a bioelectromagnetic field. Electrocardiography (ECG) and magnetocardiography (MCG) are both carriers of electromagnetic information about the cardiac system,and they are nonstationary signals. In this study,ECG and MCG data from healthy subjects are acquired; the MCG data are captured using a high-T c radio frequency superconducting quantum interference device (HTc rf SQUIDs) and the QRS complexes in these data are analysed by the evolutionary spectrum analysis method. The results show that the quality factor Q and the central frequency f z of the QRS complex evolutionary spectrum are the characteristic parameters (CHPs) of ECG and MCG in the time-frequency domain. The confidence intervals of the mean values of the CHPs are estimated by the Student t distribution method in mathematical statistics. We believe that there are threshold ranges of the mean values of Q and f z for healthy subjects. We have postulated the following criterion: if the mean values of CHPs are in the proper ranges,the cardiac system is in a normal condition and it possesses the capability of homeostasis. In contrast,if the mean values of the CHPs do not lie in the proper ranges,the homeostasis of the cardiac system is lacking and some cardiac disease may follow. The results and procedure of MCG CHPs in the study afford a technological route for the application of HTc rf SQUIDs in cardiology.     

基于USB传输的rf SQUID自动测量系统

本文报告了基于USB传输的计算机控制的射频超导量子干涉器(rf SQUID)自动控制测量系统的实现,系统可对rf SQUID的工作点进行调整和显示.本文将对系统工作原理、硬件电路和软件的设计做简要介绍.     

制备45°双外延超导结的新工艺

我们使用脉冲激光沉积方法对YBa2Cu3O7-δ(YBCO)薄膜在MgO基片上通过CeO2/YSZ双缓冲层的生长进行了系统的研究,发现MgO单晶基片的表面质量是决定能否得到理想外延薄膜质量的关键因素,通过使用低能离子束对MgO表面进行轰击,以增加其表面粗糙度和去除变质层,得到了具有100%面内45°旋转的YBCO外延膜,其临界电流密度77K时在106A/cm2量级.通过湿法刻蚀得到的双外延Josephson结表现出RSJ特性.     

用于甚高频rf SQUID的电感耦合式谐振器

我们对电感耦合式的ＬＣ谐振器进行了研究,在１００ＭＨｚ到１．５ＧＨｚ的频段内测量了这种谐振器的有载品质因数ＱＬ,并在１３０ＭＨｚ的电路上使用电感耦合式谐振器进行了磁场测量．实验表明,与原来的电容分路式谐振器相比,电感耦合式谐振器能提高品质因数Ｑ２～３倍,可用于较宽的频段范围内（１００ＭＨｚ～１．５ＧＨｚ）,具有参数易于控制的优点,实际测量得到的磁通噪声谱密度,与电容分路式的谐振器相比,下降了３０％．     

介观铝超导线电流-电压关系的反常现象

我们研究了介观铝超导线的电流电压关系的特性．观察到在样品呈电阻状态时,电流－电压曲线上的台阶现象,在不同温度下台阶数目并不相同．并发现随温度的降低该台阶逐步为一峰所取代．在电流电压曲线上有丰富的结构,多次出现负阻区．同时研究了该反常现象在磁场下的性质．我们用相位滑移和非平衡电荷模型对以上现象进行了定性解释     

洄滞模式下rf SQUID用于测量HTc超导体序参数的位相

我们证明了插入序参数位相的多节环构成ｒｆ ＳＱＵＩＤ应满足的条件。并在ｒｆ ＳＱＵＩＤ理论框架下,给出了洄滞模式下（β〉１）测量高温超导体序参数对称性中位相信息的工作原理。     

Development of 1.3GHz high-T-c rf SQUID

A new high-T_c (HT_c) rf SQUID working at around 1.3GHz has been developed to avoid electromagnetic interference such as growing mobile communication jamming. This new system works in a frequency range from 1.23 to 1.42GHz (centred at 1.3GHz), which is not occupied by commercial communication. The sensor used in the 1.3GHz rf SQUID is made of a HT_c coplanar superconducting resonator and a large-area HT_c superconducting film concentrator. We have achieved in the 1.3GHz HT_c rf SQUID system a minimal flux noise of 2.5×10^{-5}Φ_0/\sqrt{Hz} and a magnetic field sensitivity of 38fT/\sqrt{Hz} in white noise range, respectively. The effective area of the concentrator fabricated on a 15×15mm^2 substrate is 1.35mm^2. It is shown that the 1.3GHz rf SQUID system has a high field sensitivity. Design and implementation of 1.3GHz HT_c rf SQUID offers a promising direction of rf SQUID development for higher working frequency ranges.