Difference between revisions of "Gauss (metric)"
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=== Examples of Gauss === | === Examples of Gauss === | ||
| − | * [[Terra]]'s magnetic field | + | * [[Terra]]'s magnetic field: 0.5–0.6 Ga |
| − | * A [[galley]] refrigerator magnet 100 Ga | + | * A [[galley]] refrigerator magnet: 100 Ga |
| − | * Junkyard electromagnet 10,000 Ga | + | * Junkyard electromagnet: 10,000 Ga |
| − | * Medical imaging scanner 30,000 Ga | + | * Medical imaging scanner: 30,000 Ga |
| − | * Typical field observed on an ordinary [[star]] 1,000,000 Ga (10<sup><small>6</small></sup> Ga) | + | * Typical field observed on an ordinary [[star]]: 1,000,000 Ga (10<sup><small>6</small></sup> Ga) |
| − | * Magnetic field of radio pulsars (neutron stars) 1,000,000,000,000 Ga (10<sup><small>12</small></sup> Ga) | + | * Magnetic field of radio pulsars (neutron stars): 1,000,000,000,000 Ga (10<sup><small>12</small></sup> Ga) |
=== Term Usage Example === | === Term Usage Example === | ||
Revision as of 07:43, 19 March 2019
A Gauss is a unit of measure for magnetism.
Description (Specifications)
A gauss is a metric system used to measure magnetic flux density ("magnetic induction"), relating force, length and electric current. One gauss is defined as one maxwell per square centimeter. It is used to conveniently measure weak fields, such as a small permanent magnet.
- The standard abbreviation is Ga.
- The maxwell is the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic flux.
Examples of Gauss
- Terra's magnetic field: 0.5–0.6 Ga
- A galley refrigerator magnet: 100 Ga
- Junkyard electromagnet: 10,000 Ga
- Medical imaging scanner: 30,000 Ga
- Typical field observed on an ordinary star: 1,000,000 Ga (106 Ga)
- Magnetic field of radio pulsars (neutron stars): 1,000,000,000,000 Ga (1012 Ga)
Term Usage Example
A Gauss Rifle utilizes artificially induced electromagnetic fields to propel 4 gram needle bullets to velocities of around 1500 meters per second.
History & Background (Dossier)
The gauss was first defined as a unit of force on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation: it is named for Carl Friedrich Gauss, a Terran mathematician and physicist born around -2743. Technologists found the gauss useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
The gauss, abbreviated as G or Gs, is the cgs unit of measurement of magnetic flux density (or "magnetic induction") (B). It is named after German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss.