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This effect is caused by the time delay between the particle misplacement within the lattice and the corresponding change in the feedback force. Furthermore, we show that apart from the expected hexagonal crystallites, the time delay may result in the formation of uncommon new states in the case that the ring size is chosen slightly smaller than the particle diameter. 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