Dynamical Casimir-Polder atom-surface interaction
Other Condensed Matter
2015-05-28 v2 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We have calculated dynamical Casimir-Polder interaction force between a moving ground state atom and a flat polarizable surface. The velocity of an atom can be close to the velocity of light. The material properties are taken into account using a single oscillator model of the atomic dynamic polarizability and the Drude dielectric function of a metal substrate. The limit cases of nonrelativistic velocities and an ideal metal substrate are also considered. We have found specific dependence of the calculated forces on the velocity (energy), distance and material properties.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1106.1529,
title = {Dynamical Casimir-Polder atom-surface interaction},
author = {G. V. Dedkov and A. A. Kyasov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.1529},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
21 pages,11 figures, 1 table; improved version of previous paper; submitted to Surface Science