0601031v1

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{force, casimir, field}
{cavity, atom, atoms}
{temperature, thermal, energy}
{level, atom, field}
{trap, ion, state}

Dependences of the Casimir-Polder interaction between an atom and a cavity wall on atomic and material properties

V. M. Mostepanenko, J. F. Babb, A. O. Caride, G. L. Klimchitskaya, S. I. Zanette

abstract: The Casimir-Polder and van der Waals interactions between an atom and a flat cavity wall are investigated under the influence of real conditions including the dynamic polarizability of the atom, actual conductivity of the wall material and nonzero temperature of the wall. The cases of different atoms near metal and dielectric walls are considered. It is shown that to obtain accurate results for the atom-wall interaction at short separations, one should use the complete tabulated optical data for the complex refractive index of the wall material and the accurate dynamic polarizability of an atom. At relatively large separations in the case of a metal wall, one may use the plasma model dielectric function to describe the dielectric properties of wall material. The obtained results are important for the theoretical interpretation of experiments on quantum reflection and Bose-Einstein condensation.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0601031
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
5 pages, 1 figure, iopart.cls is used, to appear in J. Phys. A (special issue: Proceedings of QFEXT05, Barcelona, Sept. 5-9, 2005)
doi:
10.1088/0305-4470/39/21/S57
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0601031
journal_ref:
J. Phys. A, v.39, N21, pp6583--6587 (2006)
created:
2006-01-04

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