What this work contributes
Section III reports 4.9 ± 0.4 nN for a 0.75 W optical modulation, compared with a 5 nN prediction.
Where the evidence stops
An ITRI measurement facility, not evidence that a novice solo builder can reproduce its performance. The quoted uncertainty is not assigned k=2 here. Gravitational calibration is described as future work in Section V.
Read status
Author PDF: apparatus, Section III numerical result and Section V limitations checked on 2026-10-22; not an independent validation.
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- Review access
- Legacy record: depth of prior reading not documented; not re-reviewed in Edition 07.
- Publication
- arXiv:0806.3300v1; author manuscript
Original source
Sheng-Jui Chen; Sheau-Shi Pan. Nanonewton force generation and detection based on a sensitive torsion pendulum. arXiv:0806.3300v1; author manuscript (2008).
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