Destruction of a spherical polystyrene microparticle in pulsed ultraviolet beam for micromanipulation purpose

Roman V. Skidanov; Vadim S. Vasiliev

doi:10.18287/JBPE16.02.010306

Authors

Roman V. Skidanov Department of Technical Cybernetics, Samara State Aerospace University, Russia
Vadim S. Vasiliev Department of Technical Cybernetics, Samara State Aerospace University, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18287/JBPE16.02.010306

Keywords:

microexplosion, ultraviolet light beam, polystyrene microspheres, microparticle velocity

Abstract

The modelling of heating a spherical polystyrene microparticle by the laser beam having the wavelength 355 nm and varying spot size is described. The simulation results are presented for two different values of the beam spot radius. Nature experiments are reported aimed at measuring the velocity of a particle with the radius 5µm accelerated by microexplosion of the neighbouring particle.

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