MODIFICATION OF THE VACUUM FLUCTUATION BETWEEN THE 2 PARALLEL PLATES

Authors
CHEON IT
Citation
It. Cheon, MODIFICATION OF THE VACUUM FLUCTUATION BETWEEN THE 2 PARALLEL PLATES, Laser physics, 4(3), 1994, pp. 579-587
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Laser physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1054660X
Volume
4
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
579 - 587
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-660X(1994)4:3<579:MOTVFB>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
It is shown that the energy levels are shifted when a hydrogen atom is placed in a finite space formed with two parallel metallic plates. Th e 2S1/2 and 2P1/2 states of the hydrogen are shifted by -0.895 MHz and -0.481 MHz, respectively, for 1 mum separation between two plates. Th e lifetime of the hydrogen 2P1/2 state is also shortened by 23%. We in vestigate the effects of the opaqueness of the metallic plates.