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Figure 2.30. Scheme <strong>of</strong> an ICP-AES.<br />

2.11.4.-Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)<br />

SQUID is a sensitive device for measuring magnetic fields. SQUID magnetometers are used to<br />

characterize materials when the highest detection sensitivity over a broad temperatures range<br />

<strong>and</strong> application <strong>of</strong> magnetic fields up to several Tesla is needed. The main application <strong>of</strong> this<br />

instrument is the study <strong>of</strong> magnetic properties <strong>of</strong> materials by measuring the induced or<br />

remnant magnetic moment, usually as a function <strong>of</strong> applied magnetic field <strong>and</strong> temperature. A<br />

SQUID magnetometer combines several superconducting components, including the proper<br />

SQUID device, a superconducting magnet, detection coils, a flux transformer <strong>and</strong><br />

superconducting shields. To make a measurement, a sample is first attached to a sample rod.<br />

The sample is then scanned through the center <strong>of</strong> a first-order or second-order<br />

superconducting gradiometer. The gradiometers form a closed flux transformer that is coupled<br />

to a SQUID. The shape <strong>and</strong> magnitude <strong>of</strong> the response curve can be then analyzed using a<br />

computer to obtain a corresponding magnetic moment (57).<br />

Figure 2.31. Scheme <strong>of</strong> a SQUID magnetometer (57).<br />

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