Table 2 Model fit coefficients before and after nulling for fifteen field components in the spherical harmonic model.

From: A lightweight magnetically shielded room with active shielding

Uniform field components

Field strength (nT) coils OFF

Field strength (nT) coils ON

Ratio

\(B_{x} \left( {\hat{\user2{x}}} \right)\)

− 0.99 ± 0.18

0.14 ± 0.23

7.1

\(B_{y} \left( {\hat{\user2{y}}} \right)\)

− 4.09 ± 0.17

− 0.44 ± 0.13

9.3

\(B_{z} \left( {\hat{\user2{z}}} \right)\)

4.45 ± 0.15

− 0.38 ± 0.24

11.7

Field gradient components

Field strength (nT/m) coils OFF

Field strength (nT/m) coils ON

Ratio

\(y\hat{\user2{x}} + x\hat{\user2{y}}\)(\(\frac{{dB_{x} }}{dy} = \frac{{dB_{y} }}{dx}\))

− 1.22 ± 0.24

0.37 ± 0.60

3.3

\(z\hat{\user2{x}} + x\hat{\user2{z}}\)(\(\frac{{dB_{x} }}{dz} = \frac{{dB_{z} }}{dx}\))

1.05 ± 0.31

− 0.29 ± 0.44

3.6

\(z\hat{\user2{y}} + y\hat{\user2{z}}\)(\(\frac{{dB_{y} }}{dz} = \frac{{dB_{z} }}{dy}\))

2.05 ± 0.40

0.02 ± 0.43

102.5

\(- x\hat{\user2{x}} - y\hat{\user2{y}} + 2z\hat{\user2{z}}\)(\(- \frac{{dB_{x} }}{dx} - \frac{{dB_{y} }}{dy} = 2\frac{{dB_{z} }}{dz}\))

− 0.12 ± 0.16

− 0.04 ± 0.16

3.0

\(x\hat{\user2{x}} - y\hat{\user2{y}}\)(\(\frac{{dB_{x} }}{dx} = - \frac{{dB_{y} }}{dy}\))

− 0.18 ± 0.32

0.13 ± 0.61

1.4

Curvature components

Field strength (nT/m2) coils OFF

Field strength (nT/m2) coils ON

Ratio

\(6xy\hat{\user2{x}} + 3\left( {x^{2} - y^{2} } \right)\hat{\user2{y}}\)

0.49 ± 0.16

0.08 ± 0.45

6.1

\(3\left( {x^{2} - y^{2} } \right)\hat{\user2{x}} - 6xy\hat{\user2{y}}\)

0.09 ± 0.16

0.37 ± 0.26

0.2

\(yz\hat{\user2{x}} + xz\hat{\user2{y}} + xy\hat{\user2{z}}\)

0.9 ± 1.9

− 1.4 ± 2.4

0.6

\(2xz\hat{\user2{x}} - 2yz\hat{\user2{y}} + \left( {x^{2} - y^{2} } \right)\hat{\user2{z}}\)

− 0.47 ± 0.74

− 0.27 ± 0.97

1.7

\(- 2xy\hat{\user2{x}} + \left( {4z^{2} - x^{2} - 3y^{2} } \right)\hat{\user2{y}} + 8yz\hat{\user2{z}}\)

− 0.15 ± 0.12

− 0.25 ± 0.20

0.6

\(\left( {4z^{2} - 3x^{2} - y^{2} } \right)\hat{\user2{x}} - 2xy\hat{\user2{y}} + 8xz\hat{\user2{z}}\)

− 0.03 ± 0.15

− 0.11 ± 0.20

0.3

\(- 6xz\hat{\user2{x}} - 6yz\hat{\user2{y}} + \left( {6z^{2} - 3x^{2} - 3y^{2} } \right)\hat{\user2{z}}\)

− 0.19 ± 0.16

0.02 ± 0.20

9.5

  1. Values quoted are the mean and standard deviation over eight repeat measurements. \(\hat{\user2{x}}, \hat{\user2{y}}, \hat{\user2{z}}\) denote the Cartesian unit vectors.