microgauss


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Noun 1. microgauss - a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one millionth of a gauss
flux density unit - a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area
gauss - a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter
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From the observations, the magnetic field in the bridge is 0.3 microgauss, a millionth as strong as the field we experience on our planet's surface, the astronomers report in the May Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Magnetic bridge found between Magellanic Clouds
"Voyager data show that the Fluff is much more strongly magnetized than anyone had previously suspected - between 4 and 5 microgauss," said Merav Opher, a NASA Heliophysics Guest Investigator from George Mason University.
Magnetic field allows interstellar space to be fluffy
The scientists found to their surprise that the cluster's dilute intergalactic gas had magnetic fields of 2 to 3 microgauss ([micro]G), similar in strength to those in the Milky Way.
Intergalactic magnetism runs deep and wide

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