Title :
Correspondence: Units of magnetisation
Author :
Baden Fuller, A.J.
Author_Institution :
University of Leicester, Engineering Department, Leicester, UK
fDate :
5/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
For engineers, applied magnetic fields are usually measured as B rather than calculated as H, which can lead to erroneous use of SI units. Specification of the internal magnetisation of ferromagnetic materials can also cause difficulty, particularly in changing from CGS magnetic units to SI units, because magnetisation has different dimensions in the two systems.
Keywords :
magnetic variables measurement; magnetisation; units (measurement); CGS magnetic units; SI units; applied magnetic fields; internal magnetisation of ferromagnetic materials; magnetic variables measurement; measurement units;
Journal_Title :
Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education - Reviews, IEE Proceedings A
DOI :
10.1049/ip-a-1.1982.0035