%0 Journal Article %1 AndHarMes88 %A Anderson, A. %A Haroche, S. %A Hinds, E. A. %A Jhe, W. %A Meschede, D. %D 1988 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review A %K qip-special, rydberg, surface-effects, vanderwaals, vdw %N 9 %P 3594--3597 %R 10.1103/physreva.37.3594 %T Measuring the van der Waals forces between a Rydberg atom and a metallic surface %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.37.3594 %V 37 %X We have observed the deflection of Rydberg atoms towards a metallic surface by the van der Waals force. Cs and Na atoms in states of principal quantum number n were sent between two parallel gold-coated mirrors, spaced by a gap w (2.1 μm≤w≤8.5 μm). We measured the value nm at which the transmission cuts off and from the variation of nm versus w, we obtained a measure of the atom-surface interaction. For 12<n<30 this interaction is 3–4 orders of magnitude larger than for ground-state atoms, and it obeys the scaling laws of the Lennard-Jones model.

@article{AndHarMes88, abstract = {{We have observed the deflection of Rydberg atoms towards a metallic surface by the van der Waals force. Cs and Na atoms in states of principal quantum number n were sent between two parallel gold-coated mirrors, spaced by a gap w (2.1 μm≤w≤8.5 μm). We measured the value nm at which the transmission cuts off and from the variation of nm versus w, we obtained a measure of the atom-surface interaction. For 12<n<30 this interaction is 3–4 orders of magnitude larger than for ground-state atoms, and it obeys the scaling laws of the Lennard-Jones model.}}, added-at = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, author = {Anderson, A. and Haroche, S. and Hinds, E. A. and Jhe, W. and Meschede, D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2262b5e6deba78467979243e4962a2baa/rspreeuw}, citeulike-article-id = {5470563}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.37.3594}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v37/i9/p3594}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRA/v37/i9/p3594}, doi = {10.1103/physreva.37.3594}, interhash = {21164012d24304d65cb3779e8c383eaa}, intrahash = {262b5e6deba78467979243e4962a2baa}, journal = {Physical Review A}, keywords = {qip-special, rydberg, surface-effects, vanderwaals, vdw}, month = may, number = 9, pages = {3594--3597}, posted-at = {2009-08-18 22:19:45}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, title = {{Measuring the van der Waals forces between a Rydberg atom and a metallic surface}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.37.3594}, volume = 37, year = 1988 }