Testing the distance-dependence of the van der Waals interaction between an atom and a surface through spectroscopy in a vapor nanocell

A. Laliotis; I. Maurin; P. Todorov; I. Hamdi; G. Dutier; A. Yarovitski; S. Saltiel; M.-P Gorza; M. Fichet; M. Ducloy; D. Bloch

doi:10.1117/12.726798

13 March 2007 Testing the distance-dependence of the van der Waals interaction between an atom and a surface through spectroscopy in a vapor nanocell

A. Laliotis, I. Maurin, P. Todorov, I. Hamdi, G. Dutier, A. Yarovitski, S. Saltiel, M.-P Gorza, M. Fichet, M. Ducloy, D. Bloch

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Proceedings Volume 6604, 14th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications; 660406 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.726798
Event: 14th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 2006, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria

Abstract

This paper presents our current measurements in a vapor nanocell aiming at a test of the distance-dependence of the atom-surface interaction, when simple asymptotic descriptions may turn to be not valid. A state-of-the-art of atom-surface interaction measurements is provided as an introduction, along with the comparison with the theory of the van der Waals (or Casimir-Polder) interaction; it is followed by a presentation of the most salient features of nanocell spectroscopy.

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A. Laliotis, I. Maurin, P. Todorov, I. Hamdi, G. Dutier, A. Yarovitski, S. Saltiel, M.-P Gorza, M. Fichet, M. Ducloy, and D. Bloch "Testing the distance-dependence of the van der Waals interaction between an atom and a surface through spectroscopy in a vapor nanocell", Proc. SPIE 6604, 14th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 660406 (13 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.726798

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