|
The Earths magnetic field, which deflects
compass needles |
(measured at the N magnetic pole) |
0.6 Gauss |
| A common iron magnet |
like those used to stick
papers on a refrigerator |
100 Gauss |
| The strongest fields achieved so far
in the laboratory |
Sustained (steady) |
4 X 105 Gauss |
| The strongest fields achieved so far
in the laboratory |
Ephemeral (made using explosives;
lasts only milliseconds) |
107 Gauss |
| The maximum field observed on
ordinary stars |
- |
106 Gauss |
| Typical magnetic field of radio
pulsars |
(the ordinary, familiar kind of neutron star;
(hundreds are known to astronomers) |
1012 Gauss |
| Magnetars |
(soft gamma repeaters) |
1014 - 1015 Gauss |