Retardation effects on quantum reflection from an evanescent-wave atomic mirror

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作者
Cote, R
Segev, B
Raizen, MG
机构
[1] Harvard Smithsonian Ctr Astrophys, Inst Theoret Atom & Mol Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Univ Texas, Dept Phys, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1998年 / 58卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.58.3999
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We calculate the reflection probability for ultracold sodium atoms incident on an evanescent-wave atomic mirror. For low enough energies the reflection probability curves exhibit quantum effects that are sensitive to the long-range part of the potential and can therefore be used to resolve Casimir retardation effects. We also explore the accuracy of model potentials approximating the exact atom-wall effective potential. [S1050-2947(98)08811-8].
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页码:3999 / 4013
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