Dynamical Casimir-Polder force on a partially dressed atom near a conducting wall

作者:Messina Riccardo*; Vasile Ruggero; Passante Roberto
来源:Physical Review A, 2010, 82(6): 062501.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.82.062501

摘要

We study the time evolution of the Casimir-Polder force acting on a neutral atom in front of a perfectly conducting plate, when the system starts its unitary evolution from a partially dressed state. We solve the Heisenberg equations for both atomic and field quantum operators, exploiting a series expansion with respect to the electric charge and an iterative technique. After discussing the behavior of the time-dependent force on an initially partially dressed atom, we analyze a possible experimental scheme to prepare the partially dressed state and the observability of this new dynamical effect.

  • 出版日期2010-12-2