Thermal non-equilibrium effects in quantum reflection
arXiv:0810.4281 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.82.032714
Abstract
We show that the quantum reflection coefficient of ultracold heavy atoms scattering off a dielectric surface can be tuned in a wide range by suitable choice of surface and environment temperatures. This effect results from a temperature dependent long-range repulsive part of the van der Waals-Casimir-Polder-Lifshitz atom-surface interaction potential.
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