Flux focusing with a superconducting nanoneedle for scanning SQUID susceptometry
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SUBMITTER: Xiang B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10258195 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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