Determination of the force constant of a single-beam gradient trap by measurement of backscattered light

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 36, 1996, Pages 7112-7116

  Friese, M E J ^a   Rubinsztein Dunlop, H ^a   Heckenberg, N R ^a   Dearden, E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Force constant; Laser trapping; Micromanipulation; Optical tweezers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001693192     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.007112     Document Type: Article

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