Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2005-03-03
Phys. Rev. A, v.71, N4, 042901-(1-8) (2005).
Physics
Quantum Physics
14 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. A
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.71.042901
The 1%-accurate calculations of the van der Waals interaction between an atom and a cavity wall are performed in the separation region from 3 nm to 150 nm. The cases of metastable He${}^{\ast}$ and Na atoms near the metal, semiconductor or dielectric walls are considered. Different approximations to the description of wall material and atomic dynamic polarizability are carefully compared. The smooth transition to the Casimir-Polder interaction is verified. It is shown that to obtain accurate results for the atom-wall van der Waals interaction at shortest separations with an error less than 1% one should use the complete optical tabulated data for the complex refraction index of the wall material and the accurate dynamic polarizability of an atom. The obtained results may be useful for the theoretical interpretation of recent experiments on quantum reflection and Bose-Einstein condensation of ultracold atoms on or near surfaces of different nature.
Caride A. O.
Klimchitskaya Galina L.
Mostepanenko V. M.
Zanette S. I.
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