Factors affecting the characterisation of an optical trap using the viscous drag force method

A computer controlled optical trapping system has been designed and built, with the aim of being as flexible, compact and user friendly as possible. The optical trap was formed with a 1064 nm TEMoo mode laser beam and a microscope objective with a numerical aperture of 1.3. The system is based on a...

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Main Author: Wright, Amanda Jane
Published: University of Manchester 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.556619