Liquid transport \& jetting via light-scattering

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Abstract

Previous works have shown that light scattering by inhomogeneities in the index of refraction of a fluid can drive a large-scale flow. Here we investigate how the interaction of this large-scale flow with radiation pressure across an interface in a phase-separated liquid near a second-order phase transition can create a thin, stable jet. Estimates of the volume flux of liquid transported by light-scattering inside the jet agree with experimental measurements.

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Authors

  • Robert Schroll

    • Physics Department and the James Franck Institute, the University of Chicago

  • R\'egis Wunenburger

    • Centre de Physique Mol\'eculaire Optique et Hertzienne, Universit\'e Bordeaux I

  • Wendy Zhang

    • Physics Department and the James Franck Institute, the University of Chicago

  • Jean-Pierre Delville

    • Centre de Physique Mol\'eculaire Optique et Hertzienne, Universit\'e Bordeaux I