BACKGROUND THERMAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN TESTING THE UNRUH EFFECT

Authors
COSTA SS MATSAS GEA
Citation
Ss. Costa et Gea. Matsas, BACKGROUND THERMAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN TESTING THE UNRUH EFFECT, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 52(6), 1995, pp. 3466-3471
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
52
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3466 - 3471
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1995)52:6<3466:BTCITT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We consider inertial and accelerated Unruh-DeWitt detectors moving in a background thermal bath and calculate their excitation rate. It is s hown that for fast moving detectors such a thermal bath does not affec t substantially the excitation probability. Our results are discussed in connection with a possible proposal of testing the Unruh effect in high energy particle accelerators.