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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bioelectromagnetics. 2012 Apr 24;33(8):706–709. doi: 10.1002/bem.21720

Table 1.

Magnetic Field Measured for the Different Environments in the Experiments
Environment Time-Varying, up to 600 Hz (AC) Static (DC)
Dominant Frequency (Hz) RMS Magnitude of the Dominant Frequency (T) Attenuation (dB) Attenuation Magnitude (T) Attenuation (dB) Attenuation
μ-Metal Cylinder (inside incubator) 60 2.01 × 10-7 -4.13 2.59 1.70 × 10-6 14.42 0.04
Stainless Steel Cylinder (inside incubator) 60 9.51 × 10-7 -10.88 12.26 1.82 × 10-5 4.12 0.39
Plastic Cylinder (inside incubator) 60 1.06 × 10-6 -11.35 13.66 4.25 × 10-5 0.44 0.90
X-ray Generator 60 2.14 × 10-8 5.59 0.28 4.60 × 10-5 0.09 0.98
Laboratory Bench 60 7.76 × 10-8 0 1.00 4.70 × 10-5 0 1.00

Magnitudes reported for both static (DC) and time-varying (AC) measurements were obtained by vector summation of the fields recorded at the 3 perpendicular axes (x,y,z). The AC measurements reported for each environment correspond to the frequency with maximum amplitude in a spectrum up to 600 Hz. All spectrums had maximums at 60 Hz and were mainly composed harmonics of that frequency. The attenuation values are referenced to the readings made on the laboratory bench. The static magnetic field measurements have an uncertainty of ± 5 × 10-7 T; time-varying magnetic fields have an uncertainty of ± 6 × 10-8 T.