Phase behaviour of a hard sphere colloidal system in the presence of an external laser field

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dc.creatorChaudhuri, Pinaki
dc.creatorSood, Ajay K.
dc.creatorKrishnamurthy, H. R.
dc.date2000-12-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:39:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:39:49Z
dc.descriptionWe study the phase behaviour of a two-dimensionally confined hard sphere colloidal system in the presence of a periodic light field of two interfering laser beams using Monte Carlo simulations. For a given packing fraction of the particles, the colloidal system undergoes a transition from a modulated liquid to a modulated crystal as the light intensity is increased, corresponding to laser induced freezing. For certain packing fractions of the colloidal particles, the system again becomes a modulated liquid as the field strength crosses a threshold value, showing a re-entrant behaviour.
dc.description13 pages including 6 figures, submitted to European Physical Journal E
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0012338
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0012338
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17163
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.titlePhase behaviour of a hard sphere colloidal system in the presence of an external laser field
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