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Henry S. Vanegas1 , Jose E. Alfonso2 \* and Jhon J. Olaya1

1 Mechanics and Mechatronics Department, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

2 Department Physics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

\*Address all correspondence to: jealfonsoo@unal.edu.co

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