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* A [[galley]] refrigerator magnet: 0.01 T | * A [[galley]] refrigerator magnet: 0.01 T | ||
* Junkyard electromagnet: 1 T | * Junkyard electromagnet: 1 T | ||
| + | * Magnetic field of a [[large gas giant]]: 1 T | ||
* Medical imaging scanner: 3 T | * Medical imaging scanner: 3 T | ||
* Typical field observed on an ordinary [[star]]: 100 T | * Typical field observed on an ordinary [[star]]: 100 T | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 19 March 2019
A Tesla is a unit of measure for magnetism.
Description (Specifications)
A tesla is a metric system used to measure magnetic flux density ("magnetic induction"), relating force, length and electric current. One tesla is defined as one weber per square meter. It is used to conveniently measure strong fields, such as an industrial magnet.
- The tesla is equivalent to 10,000 gauss
- The standard abbreviation is T.
- The weber is a meter-kilogram-second (mks) unit of magnetic flux.
Examples of Teslas
- Terra's magnetic field: 0.00005 T
- A galley refrigerator magnet: 0.01 T
- Junkyard electromagnet: 1 T
- Magnetic field of a large gas giant: 1 T
- Medical imaging scanner: 3 T
- Typical field observed on an ordinary star: 100 T
- Magnetic field of radio pulsars (neutron stars): 100,000,000 T
Term Usage Example
The damaged Gauss Weapon atop the Grav Tank didn't register even a fraction of a tesla on the sensors.
History & Background (Dossier)
The tesla was first defined as a unit of force on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation: it is named for Nikola Tesla, a Terran scientist and engineer born around -2664. Technologists found the tesla 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.