TEION KOGAKU (Journal of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan)
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Volume 42, Issue 9
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Preface
Review Articles
  • Recent Magnetocardiograph
    Keiji TSUKADA
    2007 Volume 42 Issue 9 Pages 296-302
    Published: September 25, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: October 28, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2221/jcsj.42.296
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    Magnetocardiography (MCG), which uses a multi-channel superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), is applicable to the non-invasive analysis of ischemic heart disease and arrhythmia. MCG systems that use a low-temperature superconductor (LTS)-SQUID enable the measurement of cardio-magnetic fields across a wide age range, from fetus to mature adult, and are capable of detecting very weak signals because the magnetic sensor is sensitive to signals above a few fT/ (Hz)1/2. Abnormalities in the current distribution of an ischemic heart and the propagation pathway for arrhythmia are thus easily detected and visualized. In the area of next-generation products, 16-channel and 32-channel high-temperature superconductor (HTS)-SQUID systems are also being developed to realize more compact systems. Some open-ended cylindrical magnetic shields were applied to HTS- and LTS-MCG systems. These cylindrical shields made a uniform magnetic field in the light magnetic shielding, and environmental noise was easily cancelled due to the uniform magnetic field inside the shielding. An improvement in HTS-SQUID sensitivity and a noise reduction technique have made real-time MCG measurement possible.
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  • Developments and Challenges on SQUID-based Biomagnetic Measurement Systems
    —Expansion of applications to spinal cord and peripheral nerve measurements—
    Jun KAWAI
    2007 Volume 42 Issue 9 Pages 303-310
    Published: September 25, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: October 28, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2221/jcsj.42.303
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    More than a decade has passed since multi-channel magnetoencepharography (MEG) systems based on superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) became commercially available. In collaboration with medical doctors, neuroscientists and engineers, MEG systems have been improved and progress continues to be made as one of the cutting-edge instruments useful for brain diagnosis and research. On the other hand, SQUID technology is also promising for new biomagnetic applications. MEG and other nerve measurement systems using SQUIDs are introduced and challenges from a technical point of view are described.
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  • Evaluation of Thermal Strain Caused by Nb3Sn Reaction Heat Treatment for the ITER Cable-in-conduit Conductors
    Kunihiro MATSUI, Norikiyo KOIZUMI, Yoshihiro NABARA, Takaaki ISONO, Yo ...
    2007 Volume 42 Issue 9 Pages 311-316
    Published: September 25, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: October 28, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2221/jcsj.42.311
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    Cable-in-conduit (CIC) conductors using Nb3Sn strands will be used in ITER toroidal field (TF) coils. Heat treatment generates thermal strain in CIC conductors because of the difference of the thermal expansion between the Nb3Sn strands and the stainless steal jacket. The TF coil winding fabrication method and design of the conductor joint should be determined while taking into account the elongation/shrinkage of the CIC conductor and its residual force as the result of thermal strain. The authors developed a new apparatus to evaluate these factors, and the conductors for the TF coils were measured. The maximum elongation/shrinkage of the conductors was 0.03%, and the maximum residual force was 35 kN. A winding method for the TF coil is proposed based on these results.
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