This page lists examples of magnetic induction B in teslas and gauss produced by various sources, grouped by orders of magnitude.
Note:
Traditionally, magnetizing field H, is measured in amperes per meter.
Magnetic induction B (also known as magnetic flux density) has the SI unit tesla [T or Wb/m2].[1]
One tesla is equal to 104 gauss.
Magnetic field drops off as the cube of the distance from a dipole source.
Orders of Magnitude
These examples attempt to make the measuring point clear, usually the surface of the item mentioned.
List of orders of magnitude for magnetic fields
| Factor (tesla) | SI prefix | Value (SI units) | Value (CGS units) | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10−18 | attotesla | 5 aT | 50 fG | SQUID magnetometers on Gravity Probe B gyroscopes measure fields at this level over several days of averaged measurements[2] |
| 10−15 | femtotesla | 2 fT | 20 pG | SQUID magnetometers on Gravity Probe B gyros measure fields at this level in about one second |
| 10−12 | picotesla | 100 fT to 1 pT | 1 nG to 10 nG | Human brain magnetic field |
| 10−11 | 10 pT | 100 nG | In September 2006, NASA found "potholes" in the magnetic field in the heliosheath around our solar system that are 10 picoteslas as reported by Voyager 1[3] | |
| 10−9 | nanotesla | 100 pT to 10 nT | 1 μG to 100 μG | Magnetic field strength in the heliosphere |
| 10−7 | 60 nT to 700 nT | 600 μG to 7 mG | Magnetic field produced by a toaster, in use, at a distance of 30 cm (1 ft)[4] | |
| 100 nT to 500 nT | 1 mG to 5 mG | Magnetic field produced by residential electric distribution lines (34.5 kV) at a distance of 30 cm (1 ft)[4][5] | ||
| 10−6 | microtesla | 1.3 μT to 2.7 μT | 13 mG to 27 mG | Magnetic field produced by high power (500 kV) transmission lines at a distance of 30 m (100 ft)[5] |
| 4 μT to 8 μT | 40 mG to 80 mG | Magnetic field produced by a microwave oven, in use, at a distance of 30 cm (1 ft)[4] | ||
| 10−5 | 24 μT | 240 mG | Strength of magnetic tape near tape head | |
| 31 μT | 310 mG | Strength of Earth's magnetic field at 0° latitude (on the equator) | ||
| 58 μT | 580 mG | Strength of Earth's magnetic field at 50° latitude | ||
| 10−4 | 500 μT | 5 G | The suggested exposure limit for cardiac pacemakers by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) | |
| 10−3 | millitesla | 5 mT | 50 G | The strength of a typical refrigerator magnet[6] |
| 10−2 | centitesla | |||
| 10−1 | decitesla | 150 mT | 1.5 kG | The magnetic field strength of a sunspot |
| 100 | tesla | 1 T to 2.4 T | 10 kG to 24 kG | Coil gap of a typical loudspeaker magnet.[7] |
| 1 T to 2 T | 10 kG to 20 kG | Inside the core of a modern 50/60 Hz power transformer[8][9] | ||
| 1.25 T | 12.5 kG | Strength of a modern neodymium–iron–boron (Nd2Fe14B) rare earth magnet. A coin-sized neodymium magnet can lift more than 9 kg, erase credit cards.[10] | ||
| 1.5 T to 7 T | 15 kG to 30 kG | Strength of medical magnetic resonance imaging systems in practice, experimentally up to 11.7 T[11][12][13] | ||
| 9.4 T | 94 kG | Modern high resolution research magnetic resonance imaging system; field strength of a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer | ||
| 101 | decatesla | 11.7 T | 117 kG | Field strength of a 500 MHz NMR spectrometer |
| 16 T | 160 kG | Strength used to levitate a frog[14] | ||
| 23.5 T | 235 kG | Field strength of a 1 GHz NMR spectrometer[15] | ||
| 38 T | 380 kG | Strongest continuous magnetic field produced by non-superconductive resistive magnet.[16] | ||
| 45 T | 450 kG | Strongest continuous magnetic field yet produced in a laboratory (Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, USA).[17] | ||
| 102 | hectotesla | 100 T | 1 MG | Strongest pulsed non-destructive magnetic field produced in a laboratory, Pulsed Field Facility at National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA).[18] |
| 103 | kilotesla | 1.2 kT | 12 MG | Record for indoor pulsed magnetic field, (University of Tokyo, 2018) [19] |
| 2.8 kT | 28 MG | Record for human produced, pulsed magnetic field, (VNIIEF, 2001)[20] | ||
| 104 | 35 kT | 350 MG | Magnetic field felt by valence electrons in a Xenon atom due to the spin–orbit effect.[21] | |
| 106 | megatesla | 1 MT to 100 MT | 10 GG to 1 TG | Strength of a non-magnetar neutron star.[22] |
| 108 – 1011 | gigatesla | 100 MT to 100 GT | 1 TG to 1 PG | Strength of a magnetar.[22] |
| 1014 | teratesla | 100 TT | 1 EG | Strength of magnetic fields inside heavy ion collisions at RHIC.[23][24] |
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