Title :
Van de Waals interactions between atoms and dispersive surfaces at finite temperature
Author :
Gorza, Marie-Pascale ; Bloch, Daniel ; Ducloy, Martial
Author_Institution :
Univ. Paris 13, Villetaneuse
Abstract :
The paper presents a theoretical approach of the long-range interaction between an atomic system in an arbitrary quantum level and dispersive dielectric surface in thermal equilibrium at temperature T(Gorza et. al, 2006) This theoretical study is performed within the frame work of the quantum-mechanical linear response - using generalised susceptibilities for both atom and e.m. field -and allows one to derive a general expression for the atomic energy shift in front of any material surfaces.
Keywords :
atomic forces; long-range order; quantum theory; van der Waals forces; arbitrary quantum level; atomic system; dispersive dielectric surface; dispersive surfaces; electromagnetic field; finite temperature; long-range interaction; quantum-mechanical linear response; thermal equilibrium; van de Waals interactions; Absorption; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Land surface temperature; Quantum mechanics; Resonance; Stationary state; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386725