Reanalysis of Casimir force measurements in the 0.6-to-6-μm range

S. K. Lamoreaux
Phys. Rev. A 82, 024102 – Published 30 August 2010

Abstract

A systematic correction for Casimir force measurements is proposed and applied to the results of an experiment that was performed more than a decade ago. This correction brings the experimental results into good agreement with the Drude model of the metallic plates’ permittivity. The systematic is due to time-dependent fluctuations in the distance between the plates caused by mechanical vibrations, tilt, or position measurement uncertainty and is similar to the correction for plate roughness.

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  • Received 24 July 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.024102

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

S. K. Lamoreaux

  • Yale University, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 208120, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA

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Vol. 82, Iss. 2 — August 2010

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