Absolute calibration of optical tweezers including aberrations
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R. S. Dutra, 2, 3 N. B. Viana, 3 P. A. Maia Neto, 3 and H. M. Nussenzveig 3 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Sebastião de Lacerda, Paracambi, RJ, 26600-000, Brasil LPO-COPEA, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-590, Brasil Instituto de F́ısica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68528, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-972, Brasil
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