RETARDATION EFFECTS ON QUANTUM REFLECTION FROM AN EVANESCENT-WAVE ATOMIC MIRROR

Authors
COTE R SEGEV B RAIZEN MG
Citation
R. Cote et al., RETARDATION EFFECTS ON QUANTUM REFLECTION FROM AN EVANESCENT-WAVE ATOMIC MIRROR, Physical review. A, 58(5), 1998, pp. 3999-4013
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
58
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3999 - 4013
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1998)58:5<3999:REOQRF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We calculate the reflection probability for ultracold sodium atoms inc ident on an evanescent-wave atomic mirror. For low enough energies the reflection probability curves exhibit quantum effects that are sensit ive to the long-range part of the potential and can therefore be used to resolve Casimir retardation effects. We also explore the accuracy o f model potentials approximating the exact atom-wall effective potenti al. [S1050-2947(98)08811-8].