Figure 2.

Ejection data for a viral DNA released from bacteriophage φ29: a) Fraction of DNA inside the capsid as a function of time (γ = 10⁻³ ps⁻¹ solid line, γ =2×10⁻² ps⁻¹ dashed line); b) Ejection rate as function of time (γ = 10⁻³ ps⁻¹ solid line, γ =2×10⁻² ps⁻¹ dashed line); c) Force acting on the beads inside the connector as function of the DNA fraction inside the capsid during packaging (filled circles) and ejection (open circles); d) Force acting on the beads inside the connector as function of the DNA fraction inside the capsid during ejection with γ=10⁻³ ps⁻¹ (open circles) and 2×10⁻² ps⁻¹ (filled circles).