Development of a SQUID Readout System for the MiniGRAIL

M. Podt; L. Gottardi; A. de Waard; A. de Waard; G. Frossati; Jakob Flokstra

doi:10.1109/TASC.2005.850061

Development of a SQUID Readout System for the MiniGRAIL

M. Podt, L. Gottardi, A. de Waard, A. de Waard, G. Frossati, Jakob Flokstra

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Abstract

The MiniGRAIL is one of the three similar spherical gravitational wave detectors that are currently being developed. The detector has a resonant frequency of about 3 kHz and will be operated at 20 mK. The ultimate goal is to use a readout system consisting of six transducers coupled to nearly quantum limited two-stage SQUIDs. The two-stage SQUIDs are based on double relaxation oscillation SQUIDs, which enables a direct voltage readout scheme. We have developed nonintegrated two-stage SQUIDs and experimentally verified the proper operation of the system coupled to a capacitive transducer. Based on the results that were achieved, integrated two-stage SQUIDs were designed. Special attention has been paid to the sensor SQUID, the back action of the SQUID and the feedback scheme that is used for linearizing the SQUID output.

Original language	Undefined
Pages (from-to)	785-788
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2005.850061
Publication status	Published - 3 Oct 2005

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