Amin Mousavi, Fahimeh Hosseinibalam, Smaeyl Hassanzadeh
In this study, the microscopic particle motion inside an optical pipeline, such as particle motion through a mechanical tube, is investigated. The photons in an optical tube guide the particles towards the center of the light beam by inducing photophoretic and radiation pressure forces. Laguerre–Gaussian- and Bessel-like beams are examples of such optical tubes. The Reynolds number of particle motion in optical tubes is investigated. The power of the light beam and the ratio of the particle radius to the light beam ring radius influence the turbulence of the particle flow and the value of the Reynolds number. The diffusion coefficient of particle movement in such pipelines is derived, which indicates that an optical tube is a good tool for guiding and trapping particles in micron- and nanometer-scale dimensions.
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