Keywords: Helmholtz coils in free radical experiment NBS 1957.jpg National Bureau of Standards now NIST The radicals are bombarded with electrons inside the vacuum chamber center The chamber is surrounded by Helmholtz coils hoops on three axes which are adjusted to cancel external magnetic fields in the chamber <br /><br /> Caption Apparatus for measuring the energy loss of bombarding electrons passing through a free radical condensate 1957 Retrieved January 30 2014 from http //books google com/books id kXa_mfy95zsC pg PA27 Annual Report 1957 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of Standards miscellaneous publication 226 US Government Printing Office p 30 on Google Books A V Astin director of Bureau of Standards is listed on title page PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Helmholtz coils |