In order to study the electromagnetic prospecting problems in geophysics through analog modelling, the full scale conditions are represented in the laboratory at a reduced scale according to the theory of similitude. Therefore, to investigate the problems of VLF, AFMAG and MT techniques, it is necessary to create a uniform field in the experimental set up. The systems studied generating uniform fields are a circular coil, a Helmholtz coil system, a solenoid, a rectangular coil, a plane of currents and a two parallel planes of currents. The percentage deviation maps were presented for all the systems studied here. A comparative study of these systems shows that the solenoid is the most efficient way to create an uniform field followed by a Helmholtz coil system. Nevertheless, the field created within a solenoid is a closed space where it is difficult to place models in order to carry out the experiments. Therefore, it is recommended the use of a Helmholtz coil system because it provides sufficient open space on an uniform field that facilitates the experiments.
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