Search for plant biomagnetism with a sensitive atomic magnetometer

Abstract

We report what we believe is the first experimental limit placed on plant biomagnetism. Measurements with a sensitive atomic magnetometer were performed on the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) inflorescence, known for its fast biochemical processes while blooming. We find that the magnetic field from these processes, projected along the Earth s magnetic field, and measured at the surface of the plant, is <~0.6 muG.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA555772

Entities

People

  • Brian J. Lester
  • Brian Patton
  • Dmitry Budker
  • Eric Corsini
  • James Higbie
  • Mark Prouty
  • Nicolas Baddour
  • Paul Licht
  • Victor M Acosta

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomagnetism
  • Blooming
  • California
  • Copyrights
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Mail
  • Gradiometers
  • Magnetic Detectors
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Physics
  • Plants
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.