OBSERVATION OF THE VAN-DER-WAALS FORCE IN AN ATOMIC MIRROR

Authors
LANDRAGIN A LABEYRIE G COURTOIS JY KAISER R VANSTEENKISTE N WESTBROOK CI ASPECT A
Citation
A. Landragin et al., OBSERVATION OF THE VAN-DER-WAALS FORCE IN AN ATOMIC MIRROR, Annales de physique, 20(5-6), 1995, pp. 641-642
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Annales de physique → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034169
Volume
20
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
641 - 642
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4169(1995)20:5-6<641:OOTVFI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We have found the potential barrier height for an atomic mirror to be three times smaller than predicted by the dipole force. We interpret t his result as a consequence of the van der Waals attractive interactio n between the bouncing atoms and the dielectric interface supporting t he evanescent wave.