Magnetically Shielded Room MuRoom

Various cutting-edge experiments can be adversely affected by magnetic fields and may require shielding from electromagnetic fields with a magnetically shielded room. Tiny magnetic impulses of the active nerves of the human body may be the focus of a biological experiment. While these impulses can be detected, their signals can be swamped by background fields. Electron microscopes can also suffer from external magnetic fields. Just as optical microscopes exploit photon wavelengths to illuminate a sample of interest, electron microscopes make use of the shorter wavelength of electrons in an electron beam to more highly resolve the sample. These highly sensitive imaging devices benefit from magnetic shielding.