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tesla

(T)
(unit of magnetic flux density)

A tesla (T) is the SI unit of magnetic field strength or magnetic flux density (B). It is defined as a weber per square meter. A particle carrying a charge of one coulomb passing perpendicularly through a magnetic field of one tesla at a speed of one meter-per-second experiences a force of one newton. 1 tesla equals 10,000 gauss, the CGS unit measuring the same physical property.


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Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_(unit)
http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/en/electromagnetic-fields/glossary/tuv/tesla.htm
https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure

Referenced by pages:
CGS
gauss (G)
interstellar magnetic field (ISMF)
magnetic flux density (B)
SI

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