Convert Abvolts per centimetre to Megavolts per metre
Convert Abvolts per centimetre (abV/cm) to Megavolts per metre (MV/m) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
MV/m = abV/cm × 1.000000000e-12
About Abvolts per centimetre
The abvolt per centimetre (abV/cm) is the electric field unit of the CGS-EMU system, equal to 1 abV / 1 cm = 10⁻⁸ V / 0.01 m = 10⁻⁶ V/m, exactly equal to 1 µV/m. It appears in nineteenth-century electromagnetic texts alongside the abampere and abohm when deriving field solutions from the CGS-EMU form of Coulomb's law. 1 abV/cm = 10⁻⁶ V/m = 1 µV/m.
About Megavolts per metre
The megavolt per metre (MV/m) equals 10⁶ V/m, the scale for accelerating gradients in particle accelerators, internal fields in semiconductor devices, and piezoelectric actuator operation. RF linear accelerator cavities achieve 20-100 MV/m; CMOS gate-oxide fields at 1.8 V across 2 nm SiO₂ are about 900 MV/m; piezoelectric stack actuators operate at 1-3 MV/m. 1 MV/m = 10⁶ V/m.
Quick Reference Table
| Abvolts per centimetre (abV/cm) | Megavolts per metre (MV/m) |
|---|---|
| 1 abV/cm | 1 × 10-12 MV/m |
| 2 abV/cm | 2 × 10-12 MV/m |
| 5 abV/cm | 5 × 10-12 MV/m |
| 10 abV/cm | 1 × 10-11 MV/m |
| 25 abV/cm | 2.5 × 10-11 MV/m |
| 50 abV/cm | 5 × 10-11 MV/m |
| 100 abV/cm | 1 × 10-10 MV/m |