abtesla

The unit of magnetic induction in the centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic system of units, equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter. Another name for the gauss. Symbol, abT.

According to the current national standard in the United States¹, the abtesla is not to be used. The tesla should be used instead.

1. IEEE/ASTM SI 10™-2002.
American National Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System.
New York: IEEE, 30 December 2002.