electric field strength
Britishnoun
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A measure of the strength of an electric field at a given point in space, equal to the force the field would induce on a unit electric charge at that point.
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Also called electric field intensity electric intensity
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By varying the stimulation parameters, they found the minimum electric field strength needed to trigger neuronal firing or to alter brain rhythms.
From Scientific American
Y.Q. calculated lateral electric field strength in the channel.
From Nature
These measurements lead to the conclusion that, for a given injected power, the microwave electric field strength at the centre of the trap is about seven times stronger at the lower transition frequency than at the higher one.
From Nature
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