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Experimental results on the photophoretic motion and radiometric trapping of particles by irradiation with laser light

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An experimental observation of the photophoretic motion of micro-sized particles suspended in air has been performed using the radiometric force from a continuous laser beam. The irradiation was used to trap the particles in a confined optical field and to levitate them. Complex photophoretic motion of the particles was observed in the focus of the beam.

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  1. Istituto di Cibernetica C.N.R., Arco Felice, I-80072, Napoli, Italy

    S. De Nicola, A. Finizo, P. Mormile & G. Pierattini

  2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Università Tor Vergata, I-00100, Roma, Italy

    S. Martellucci & J. Quartieri

  3. Dipartimento di Fisica Nucleare, Struttura della Materia Fisica Applicata, Università di Napoli, I-80125, Napoli, Italy

    F. Bloisi & L. Vicari

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De Nicola, S., Finizo, A., Mormile, P. et al. Experimental results on the photophoretic motion and radiometric trapping of particles by irradiation with laser light. Appl. Phys. B 47, 247–250 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00697345

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