Measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2014.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2015
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| author | Sarabalis, Christopher J |
| author2 | Sean P. Robinson. |
| author_facet | Sean P. Robinson. Sarabalis, Christopher J |
| author_sort | Sarabalis, Christopher J |
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| description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2014. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/926902019-04-12T21:50:52Z Measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap Sarabalis, Christopher J Sean P. Robinson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics. Physics. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2014. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 51). This thesis describes progress in the use of optical traps for measurement of acoustic fields, a first step toward acoustic micromanipulation in fluids. The optical trap used throughout this study is carefully characterized. Eccentricity of measured distributions of thermal fluctuations of trapped dielectric spheres is attributed to a large, directional 60 Hz noise source. Analyses of trap stiffness insensitive to this noise are discussed and their results plotted. Knowledge of the trap and the dynamics of trapped objects are used to make measurements of acoustic fields. Cavity modes are identified and their central frequencies are shown to shift by a part in a thousand over minutes. This change is attributed to the temperature dependence of the speed of sound in the medium. Fluctuations in estimators of cavity mode resonance peak height are shown and the need for acoustic source stability is discussed. by Christopher J. Sarabalis. S.B. 2015-01-05T20:06:17Z 2015-01-05T20:06:17Z 2014 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92690 898328176 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 51 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Sarabalis, Christopher J Measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap |
| title | Measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap |
| title_full | Measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap |
| title_fullStr | Measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap |
| title_short | Measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap |
| title_sort | measuring acoustic fields in an optical trap |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92690 |
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