Scanning SQUID measurement & control

scanning-squid is an instrument control and data acquisition package for scanning SQUID (Superconducting QUantum Interference Device) microscopy developed in the Moler Group at Stanford University. It is based on the QCoDeS data acquisition framework.

To install scanning-squid, see Getting Started.

Contact: Logan Bishop-Van Horn (logan.bvh [at] gmail [dot] com).

Documentation:

• Getting Started
  • Installation
    • Windows
    • Mac
• Microscope
  • Microscope Components
    • Attocubes
    • Scanner
    • SQUID
    • DAQ
    • Others Instruments
• Configuration Files
  • Microscope Configuration
  • Measurement Configuration
• Physical Units
• Measurements
  • Capacitive touchdown
  • Approaching the Sample
  • Acquiring a Surface
  • Scanning
• Plots
  • ScanPlot
  • TDCPlot
• Utility Functions & Classes
• DataSet Example
  • Plotting
  • Explore DataSet metadata
  • Convert DataSet to arrays with real units
  • Export data to a MAT file:
• Typical Workflow
  • Preliminary Steps
  • Initialize the Microscope
  • Load the Measurement Configuration
  • Approach the Sample
  • Acquire a Surface
  • Scan Over the Plane
  • Move Around the Sample