Re: Summary of Magnetic Shielding Advice

Stefano Caldarelli (Stefano.Caldarelli@unil.ch)
Wed, 8 Nov 1995 08:38:02 +0100

Dear All,

I'd like to find out more about this last issue from Ken posting:

>. In addition to this, there are a
>variety of ancillary instruments available with LCD displays. These include
>the new RF sweeper by Morris Instruments, Ltd. and portable oscilloscopes
>from such manufacturers as Tektronix and Fluke. Since LCD displays are
>electro-optical rather than electromagnetic, they are totally impervious to
>distortion by magnetic fields and can be used in close proximity to NMR
>magnets.

As far as I know LCD are made out of nematics or ferroelectrics, therefore
they do align nicely in a magnetic field (otehrwise I should give up my
research). Are there any tests available about this issue?

Thanks.

Stefano

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