Talk:Electromagnetic shielding

I would like to see some of the physics behind this concept
Expand I would like to see some of the physics behind this concept, instead of a general "this is the definition of shielding." - eykanal

It would also be a very good idea to quickly explain what "coupling" means. - Raeyin

RF shielding doesn't really cover anything that's specific to the field of RF. It should be merged here for now. — Omegatron 15:44, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

eykanal: see the page on a farady cage for more info.

Jenke: RF shielding can be quitte different to EM shilding, if the entries are similar then this needs to be addressed.

In the intro I changed the bit about "static magnetic fields" to "static or low-frequency magnetic fields". Also, on the "be bold with edits" principle, I removed "visible light" from the things shielded against. It is certainly true that a solid metal shield will block visible light, but there are a lot of very effective EM shields that don't block much visible light; and a lot of things that block visible light are not EM shields at all. (Er, well, they are, but only at very very short wavelengths!) I think the "visible light" claim is an example of something that is technically correct but practically misleading. Reply here, or revert, as you see fit! :) Jeh 06:08, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

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Was looking for info on magnetic shielding and for some reason was redirected here. Decided to add a section on shielding and also created a references section. Not really happy with the section so I hope someone with more expertise will edit it. --Parabolis (talk) 01:33, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

what does "ground" have to do with the process?

 * "conductive layer of metal, which can be electrically connected to the chassis ground of the equipment, thus providing effective shielding." I'm under the impression grounding a conductive material has something to do with the process of shielding radiation but am not entirely sure.  I might understand the characteristics of a shield as follows, someone edit something like this in with elaboration if you know how it works.  "for a electromagnetic shield you must have (1) a conductive material between a source of radiation and bla, (2) the conductive material must be grounded, (3) gaps in the material must be much smaller than the wave legth of the radiation being attenuated."

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Magnetic Attraction
Are there any materials that shield magnetism but are not themselves attracted to magnets?Ratsbew (talk) 16:59, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

In the old tube type radios they had aluminum shields around the tubes for RF shielding; and they would probably develop internal currents such as to provide some amount of variable magnetic field shielding.WFPM (talk) 06:06, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * In generating stations, isolated-phase bus cancels the magnetic field produced by heavy currents by enclosing the generator leads in an aluminum tube; currents induced in the tube creat a field that nearly cancels the field produced by the current in the generator lead. But in the static case, unless you can inject a current from some other source to cancel the field, anything you use for shielding is going to have to have a higher permeability than air, and so, will stick to a magnet. --Wtshymanski (talk) 14:37, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

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No mention of TEMPEST?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(codename) TEMPEST is a National Security Agency specification and a NATO certification [1][2] referring to spying on information systems through leaking emanations, including unintentional radio or electrical signals, sounds, and vibrations.[3] TEMPEST covers both methods to spy upon others >>> and how to shield equipment against such spying <<<. The protection efforts are also known as emission security (EMSEC), which is a subset of communications security (COMSEC).[4] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.81.169.7 (talk) 20:31, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Vector(r) - Vector(theta) does not equal Vector (z)
In the mathematical model section the mathematical model is postulated as Ho*Vector(z)=H_r*Vector(r) - H_rho*Vector(theta)

If that would be the case then How would it work if theta was 90 degrees or pi/2 ? the component that has to be used is rho axis vector (as in rho=r*sin(theta)) (cylindrical coordinates) (rho=sqrt(x^2+y^2)).

z is not part of the spherical coordinates system but of cartesian and cylindrical. you cannot do Vector(r)-Vector(theta) and expect to have Vector(z). Ctmv (talk) 14:43, 2 September 2023 (UTC)