Wang Huiwu

Research on high-T-c SQUID based non-destructive evaluation

A non-destructive evaluation system based on high-Tc dc-SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) incorporating a gradient field excitation has been built. By using this system a 1mm-diameter hole at a depth of 2mm inside an aluminium plate at room temperature can be easily detected and imaged in an unshielded environment. The relation between the spatial resolution, or the smallest detectable flaw size and experimental parameters is briefly analysed in terms of a simple metal ring model. The result shows that the spatial resolution depends strongly on the sensor-sample separation as well as on some other parameters, such as signal-to-noise ratio of excitation, excitation frequency and material conductivity.A non-destructive evaluation system based on high-Tc dc-SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device) incorporating a gradient field excitation has been built. By using this system a 1mm-diameter hole at a depth of 2mm inside an aluminium plate at room temperature can be easily detected and imaged in an uushielded environment. The relation between the spatial resolution, or the smallest detectable flaw size, and experimental parameters is briefly analysed in terms of a simple metal ring model. The result shows that the spatial resolution depends strongly on the sensor-sample separation as well as on some other parameters, such as signal-to-noise ratio of excitation, excitation frequency and material conductivity.

Current density and local magnetic field of spontaneous magnetization states in one-dimensional superconducting corner junction arrays

Current density and local magnetic field of spontaneous magnetization states in one-dimensional superconducting connected corner-junction arrays have been analysed by solving the phase equation of the arrays. The solutions can be expressed by the Jacobian elliptic functions, which have been calculated numerically. Our results show that the corner fluxons with a fraction of half flux quantum are arranged in an antiferromagnetic fashion, which is in agreement with the recent experiments observed by Hilgenkamp et al. (Nature 422(2003)50). In addition, we present the magnetization flux of each corner junction in the array as a function of facet length.

A normalized data-reusing least-mean-square algorithm of noise cancellation for magnetocardiography

An adaptive filter based on Data-Reusing Least-Mean-Square algorithm has been proposed and applied in magnetocardiography (MCG) to suppress ambient noise. Numerical simulation studies indicate that the adaptive filter is a powerful noise suppresser for correlated interferences, especially for those with amplitude changing and time delay. Also the filter has a wide frequency bandwidth. With this filter, the signal-to-noise ratio of an MCG is improved to the intrinsic noise level. The periodic average method for further improvement of the noise level in MCG is also discussed.