DE68917248D1 - Gerät zur Beobachtung supraleitender Eigenschaften in einem Supraleiter. - Google Patents

Gerät zur Beobachtung supraleitender Eigenschaften in einem Supraleiter.

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DE68917248D1
DE68917248D1 DE68917248T DE68917248T DE68917248D1 DE 68917248 D1 DE68917248 D1 DE 68917248D1 DE 68917248 T DE68917248 T DE 68917248T DE 68917248 T DE68917248 T DE 68917248T DE 68917248 D1 DE68917248 D1 DE 68917248D1
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Ryusuke Kita
Hidetaka Shintaku
Shuhei Tsuchimoto
Shoei Kataoka
Eizo Ohno
Masaya Nagata
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  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
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  • Testing Electric Properties And Detecting Electric Faults (AREA)
  • Measuring Magnetic Variables (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Magnetic Means (AREA)
DE68917248T 1988-10-04 1989-10-04 Gerät zur Beobachtung supraleitender Eigenschaften in einem Supraleiter. Expired - Fee Related DE68917248T2 (de)

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JP63250289A JPH0296678A (ja) 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 超電導観測用装置
JP63252782A JPH0298980A (ja) 1988-10-05 1988-10-05 超電導特性観測装置

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EP0363181A3 (de) 1991-08-21
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EP0547045A2 (de) 1993-06-16
DE68926628D1 (de) 1996-07-11
EP0363181A2 (de) 1990-04-11
US5126655A (en) 1992-06-30
US5065087A (en) 1991-11-12
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DE68917248T2 (de) 1995-02-09
EP0363181B1 (de) 1994-08-03

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