[Gauss G]

Gauss G

Unit of magnetic flux density, from the CGS unit system

Gauss is an outdated, but still commonly used unit for magnetic flux density, especially in the magnet industry. The official unit is tesla (T).

1 gauss is equal to one maxwell per square centimetre.
1 G (gauss) = 10-4 tesla; 1 mT = 10 G
1 gauss is equal to 0.0001 tesla in the SI system.

The gauss is named after the German geodesist, mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss.