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Experimental investigation of the particle oscillation instability in a single-axis acoustic levitator
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posted on 2023-06-09, 17:33 authored by Marco A B Andrade, Spyros Polychronopoulos, Gianluca MemoliGianluca Memoli, Asier MarzoSingle-axis acoustic levitators are employed in biomedicine, chemistry and physics experiments due to their ability to trap in mid-air objects of a wide range of materials and sizes. Although this type of levitator has been studied for decades, there are effects that are not well understood. One of these effects is the particle oscillation instability, in which the levitating particle starts to oscillate with increasing amplitude until it is ejected out of the levitator. Most of the operations performed with acoustic levitation require high accuracy regarding the positioning of the particle, thus a lack of stability severely hinders the experiments. In this paper, we present an experimental setup that consists of a single-axis levitator, a mechanized stage to control the separation between the emitter and the reflector, a scale to measure the radiation force and a high-speed camera. We experimentally investigate the effect of the distance between the emitter and the reflector on the apparatus resonant frequency and on levitation stability. In accordance with previous theoretical studies, three types of levitation behavior were experimentally identified: stable levitation, oscillation of constant amplitude and unstable oscillation. We also show that the type of levitation behavior can be controlled by changing the distance between the emitter and the reflector.
Funding
European Union’s Horizon 2020; 737087
FAPESP; 2017/27078-0
AURORA: Controlling sound like we do with light; G2448; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/S001832/1
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AIP AdvancesISSN
2158-3226Publisher
AIP PublishingExternal DOI
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3Volume
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035020 1-6Department affiliated with
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2019-04-09Usage metrics
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