Elsevier, Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications, (372-376), p. 217-220
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4534(02)00674-3
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An axial HTS DC-SQUID gradiometer formed by electronic subtraction with a 10 cm baseline and a gradient resolution better than 1 fT/cm at 77 K has been developed and demonstrated. The best achieved gradient resolution for the planar HTS DC-SQUID gradiometer was of about 30 fT/cm for both shielded and unshielded operation. A comparison of the characteristics of the gradiometers with ones of competitive room temperature sensors like fluxgates is discussed.