Abstract: A sensor array for measuring the deformation of an area caused by a force, comprises a first strip and a second strip arranged in the same plane on the area so as to form a tunnel junction of which at least the first strip is movably arranged on the area so that the gap between the two strips is increased when the area is deformed as a result of the action of the force.

Abstract: A sensor array for measuring the deformation of an area caused by a force, comprises a first strip and a second strip arranged in the same plane on the area so as to form a tunnel junction of which at least the first strip is movably arranged on the area so that the gap between the two strips is increased when the area is deformed as a result of the action of the force.

Abstract: The invention relates to a component for a SQUID microscope and to a SQUID microscope. The aim of the invention is to provide a SQUID microscope which allows the adjustment of a very small distance between the sample and the microscope tip. The invention provides a substrate that has an edge. The closed-loop track that couples the sample to the SQUID and transmits the magnetic flux is led across said edge. The two faces of the substrate defining the edge form an angle that ranges between 90 and 180°. The provision of this angle makes it possible to bring the substrate together with the closed-loop track closer to the window of a vacuum chamber than previously. The sample to be tested is disposed behind said window.

Abstract: In an arrangement for coupling an rf-SQUID to a superconducting tank circuit and to a base plate, in which the tank circuit and the rf-SQUID form a coplanar structure and the tank circuit has a slit, the base plate (10) is configured as an outer loop (10a) coplanar to the rf-SQUID (2) and the tank circuit (1) and has a slit (11), and the tank circuit (1) comprises an inner loop (1a) in which the slit (4) is embodied, whereby the orientation of the slits (4, 11) of the inner loop (1a) and the outer loop (10a) relative to one another determines the resonance frequency fr.

Abstract: An arrangement for coupling an rf-SQUID magnetometer to a superconductive tank circuit on a substrate is constructed in such a way that the two components are fully integrated into each other. Such integration increases the quality of the tank circuit by a factor of 2 to 3 as opposed to an arrangement obtainable by the flip-chip technology. Furthermore, the integrated arrangement permits simple assessment of coupling “k” between the SQUID and the tank circuit.