Dynamical Casimir-Polder force on a partially dressed atom near a conducting wall
arXiv:1010.6156 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.82.062501
Abstract
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 behaviour 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.
7 pages, 3 figures
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