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.
- Received 24 July 2010
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.024102
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