RETARDED LONG-RANGE POTENTIALS FOR THE ALKALI-METAL ATOMS AND A PERFECTLY CONDUCTING WALL

Authors
MARINESCU M DALGARNO A BABB JF
Citation
M. Marinescu et al., RETARDED LONG-RANGE POTENTIALS FOR THE ALKALI-METAL ATOMS AND A PERFECTLY CONDUCTING WALL, Physical review. A, 55(2), 1997, pp. 1530-1532
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
55
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1530 - 1532
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1997)55:2<1530:RLPFTA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The retarded long-range potentials for hydrogen and alkali-metal atoms in their ground states and a perfectly conducting wall are calculated . The potentials are given over a wide range of atom-wall distances an d the validity of the approximations used is established.