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Optical trapping of microparticles from a stream in vacuum

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The feasibility of trapping microparticles from a stream in vacuum using dynamic optical tweezers is proven theoretically. A new approach to stabilizing particles and cooling the translational degrees of freedom by modulating power in the laser trap is presented.

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Original Russian Text © D.A. Plutenko, O.M. Sarkisov, V.A. Nadtochenko, 2013, published in Rossiiskie Nanotekhnologii, 2013, Vol. 8, Nos. 9–10.

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Plutenko, D.A., Sarkisov, O.M. & Nadtochenko, V.A. Optical trapping of microparticles from a stream in vacuum. Nanotechnol Russia 8, 664–671 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S199507801305011X

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