Note: Highly sensitive superconducting quantum interference device microsusceptometers operating at high frequencies and very low temperatures inside the mixing chamber of a dilution refrigerator

Abstract

We report the experimental results that show the operation of superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) microsusceptometers immersed in the 3He– 4He mixture inside the mixing chamber of a dilution refrigerator at high frequency (1 MHz) and down to very low temperatures (13 mK). The devices are based on highly sensitive and easy-to-use commercial SQUID sensors. The integrated susceptometers are fabricated by rerouting some connections of the SQUID’s input circuit. Examples of measurements on molecular magnets Mn12 and HoW10 are shown.