Surface-induced heating of cold polar molecules

Details Surface-induced heating of cold polar molecules Surface-induced heating of cold polar molecules

2008-06-18

arxiv.org/abs/0806.2913v2

Physical Review A 78 (5), 052901 (2008)

Physics

Quantum Physics

17 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.78.052901

We study the rotational and vibrational heating of diatomic molecules placed near a surface at finite temperature on the basis of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics. The internal molecular evolution is governed by transition rates that depend on both temperature and position. Analytical and numerical methods are used to investigate the heating of several relevant molecules near various surfaces. We determine the critical distances at which the surface itself becomes the dominant source of heating and we investigate the transition between the long-range and short-range behaviour of the heating rates. A simple formula is presented that can be used to estimate the surface-induced heating rates of other molecules of interest. We also consider how the heating depends on the thickness and composition of the surface.

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