Circular motion of particles suspended in a Gaussian beam with circular polarization validates the spin part of the internal energy flow

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 11351-11356

  Angelsky, O V ^a   Bekshaev, A Ya ^b   Maksimyak, P P ^a   Maksimyak, A P ^a   Mokhun, I I ^a   Hanson, S G ^c   Zenkova, C Yu ^a   Tyurin, A V ^b  

^a CHERNIVTSI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^b ODESSA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION;

BEAM AXIS; BEAM CROSS SECTION; BEAM POLARIZATION; CIRCULAR MOTION; DIELECTRIC MICROPARTICLES; ENERGY FLOW; GAUSSIAN LIGHT BEAMS; INTERNAL ENERGIES; NON-SPHERICAL; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ORBITAL ROTATIONS; PARAXIAL BEAM; PARTICLE BEHAVIOR; SPINNING MOTIONS; STATE OF POLARIZATION;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETRY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASERS; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84861132450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.011351     Document Type: Article

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