Development of a high-sensitivity torsion balance to investigate the thermal Casimir force
arXiv:1202.2626 · doi:10.1142/S2010194512007453
Abstract
We report development of a high-sensitivity torsion balance to measure the thermal Casimir force. Special emphasis is placed on experimental investigations of a possible surface electric force originating from surface patch potentials that have been recently noticed by several experimental groups. By gaining a proper understanding of the actual contribution of the surface electric force in real materials, we aim to undertake precision force measurements to resolve the Casimir force at finite temperature in real metals, as well as in other semiconducting materials, such as graphene.
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference "Quantum Field Theory Under the Influence of External Conditions"; 11 pages and 4 figures
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