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View SchemaExploring surface interactions with atom chips
| Authors | Carsten Henkel |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0512043 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0512043 |
Abstract
We review the current status of the field of atom-surface interactions, with an emphasis on the regimes specific to atom chips. Recent developments in theory and experiment are highlighted. In particular, atom-surface interactions define physical limits for miniaturization and coherent operation. This implies constraints for applications in quantum information processing or matter wave interferometry. We focus on atom-surface interaction potentials induced by vacuum fluctuations (Van der Waals and Casimir-Polder forces), and on transitions between atomic quantum states that are induced by thermally excited magnetic near fields. Open questions and current challenges are sketched.
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