Schwarzbeck HHS 5210-100-2.5 Helmholtz Coils

Helmholtz-Coils are especially designed to generate precisely defined magnetic fields from DC to the upper end of the audio frequency range and beyond. The generated fields are in a strongly linear relation to the coil current. The field strength can be calculated exactly by analytical (or numerical) methods, based on the coils' geometry, the number of turns and the coil current. The calibration of the magnetic field is finally traceable to a current measurement (or to a voltage drop at a known resistor).

The Helmholtz Coil itself is usually considered as primary standard due to the easily calculable relation between current and field strength. If this relation should be controlled, a loop sensor or monitoring loop can be used to determine the actual field strength.