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Measurement of the Casimir-Polder force through center-of-mass oscillations of a Bose-Einstein condensate

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: We have performed a measurement of the Casimir-Polder force using a magnetically trapped $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ Bose-Einstein condensate. By detecting perturbations of the frequency of center-of-mass oscillations of the condensate perpendicular to the surface, we are able to detect this force at a distance $\ensuremath{\sim}5\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}$, significantly farther than has been previously achieved, and at a precision approaching that needed to detect the modification due to thermal radiation. Additionally, this technique provides a limit for the presence of non-Newtonian gravity forces in the $\ensuremath{\sim}1\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}$ range.

Source: Physical Review A

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.72.033610

Authors: D. M. Harber, J. M. Obrecht, J. M. McGuirk, E. A. Cornell

Institutions: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado Boulder

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Science Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W1966312472

FWCI: 10.46

Cites: 24

Cited by: 279

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