Casimir force in a cylinder-plane configuration

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Abstract

We have developed and tested an apparatus [1] to measure the Casimir force in a cylinder-plane configuration, which is a compromise between the parallel plane and sphere-plane configurations, with intermediate advantages. Preliminary calibrations with electrostatic forces show that the Casimir forces should be detectable in a range large enough to observe the expected thermal corrections. \newline \newline [1] M. Brown-Hayes, D.A.R. Dalvit, F.D. Mazzitelli, W.J. Kim, and R. Onofrio, Phys. Rev. A 72, 052102 (2005).

Authors

  • Michael Brown-Hayes

  • Scott Middleman

  • Woo-Joong Kim

    • Dartmouth College

  • Diego Dalvit

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Francisco Mazzitelli

    • University of Buenos Aires

  • Roberto Onofrio

    • Dartmouth College