%0 Journal Article %1 SanSukHar92 %A Sandoghdar, V. %A Sukenik, C. I. %A Hinds, E. A. %A Haroche, Serge %D 1992 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K qip-special, rydberg, vanderwaals, vdw %P 3432+ %R 10.1103/physrevlett.68.3432 %T Direct measurement of the van der Waals interaction between an atom and its images in a micron-sized cavity %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.68.3432 %V 68 %X We have measured by laser spectroscopy the energy of interaction between a sodium atom and its images in the walls of a micron-sized cavity. This cavity-QED study is the first direct quantitative test of the Lennard-Jones van der Waals interaction as a function of controlled atom-surface separation and mean-square electric dipole moment.

@article{SanSukHar92, abstract = {{We have measured by laser spectroscopy the energy of interaction between a sodium atom and its images in the walls of a micron-sized cavity. This cavity-QED study is the first direct quantitative test of the Lennard-Jones van der Waals interaction as a function of controlled atom-surface separation and mean-square electric dipole moment.}}, added-at = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, author = {Sandoghdar, V. and Sukenik, C. I. and Hinds, E. A. and Haroche, Serge}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d346166cee1144b3d6757f12aa43d0d2/rspreeuw}, citeulike-article-id = {2027802}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.68.3432}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v68/p3432}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v68/p3432}, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.68.3432}, interhash = {063db67cfb15c418f394a267563e6283}, intrahash = {d346166cee1144b3d6757f12aa43d0d2}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {qip-special, rydberg, vanderwaals, vdw}, month = jun, pages = {3432+}, posted-at = {2007-11-30 11:50:50}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, title = {{Direct measurement of the van der Waals interaction between an atom and its images in a micron-sized cavity}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.68.3432}, volume = 68, year = 1992 }