title: Breakdown of dynamic balance of a particle in a quadrupole cell by laser-induced aerosol heating.
abstract: The retention stability of an aerosol particle in a quadrupole cell exposed to horizontal irradiation with a CO(2) laser is investigated for several sizes of single spherical carbon particles. The stability of dynamic balance for the particle levitation is affected significantly by the irradiation and breaks down at a power higher than 10(5) W/m(2). The particle is pushed away along the beam line, and its trajectory is slightly upward owing to the laser-induced aerosol heating.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Itoh
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Lwamoto
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Takahashi
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kuno