First space test of high-T/sub c/ SQUIDs

Author

Klinger, M. ; Hinken, J.H. ; Tinchev, S.S.

Author_Institution

Forschungsgesellschaft fur Informationstech., Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2759

Lastpage

2761

Abstract

On September 12, 1993, the German satellite ASTROSPAS was launched on board the Space Shuttle Discovery, Flight STS-51. The satellite included the scientific device ORFEUS, as well as the SESAM experiment, developed by Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt in Braunschweig, Germany, to investigate surface effects. One of the 20 SESAM samples was a chip with 16 high-T/sub c/ RF SQUIDs on a SrTiO/sub 3/ substrate. The SQUIDs were made using YBCO films and local oxygen-ion irradiated weak links, at launch time the sample was 19 months old. No changes were observed in the SQUID operation after this 10 days flight. This is the first space test of electronic devices based on high-T/sub c/ materials.<>

Keywords

SQUIDs; high-temperature superconductors; space vehicle electronics; superconducting device reliability; superconducting device testing; 10 day; ASTROSPAS; Flight STS-51; German satellite; ORFEUS; SESAM experiment; Space Shuttle Discovery; SrTiO/sub 3/; SrTiO/sub 3/ substrate.; YBCO films; YBaCaO; electronic devices; high-T/sub c/ RF SQUIDs; high-T/sub c/ SQUID; launch time; local O ion irradiated weak links,; scientific device; space test; surface effects; SQUIDs; Satellites; Space missions; Space shuttles; Space technology; Superconducting devices; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconductivity; Temperature; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.403162

Filename

403162