Oersted is the CGS system unit of magnetic field strength. The equivalent SI unit is Ampere-turn/metre, and 1 Oersted = 1000/4π or 79.58 Ampere-turns/metre.
The oersted (symbol Oe) is the coherent derived unit of the auxiliary magnetic field H in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS). It is equivalent to 1 dyne per maxwell.
| oersted | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | Gaussian units |
| Unit of | magnetic field strength |
| Symbol | Oe |
| Named after | Hans Christian Ørsted |
| Derivation | 1 dyn/Mx |
| Conversions | |
| 1 Oe in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| Gaussian base units | 1 cm−1/2⋅g1/2⋅s−1 |
| SI units | (4π)−1×103 A/m ≈ 79.57747 A/m |
