Dear list,

this is not exactly a confocal question but anyway related to it. I hope 
to get some input from people who have some experience with magnetic 
fields and the influence on microscopy but also on confocal scanners.
In our building we are planning to centralize our microscopy facility in 
the second basement. Right now the architects are doing a feasibility 
study.
Because the new rooms are located between the elevator machine room and 
the high voltage current room and since the electric cables from the 
whole house go through these rooms they now ask about magnetic fields.
Does somebody know if magnetic fields can influence microscopy (cells 
for example), the microscopes itself, the lasers or scanners (galvos)? 
If yes, is there a threshold that is acceptable?
I would be very thankful if I could get more information on that topic.

Best regards

Pascal

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Pascal Lorentz
BioOptics Facility
Department of Biomedicine
University of Basel
Mattenstrasse 28
4058 Basel
Switzerland