Dynamic polarizabilities and Van der Waals coefficients for alkali atoms Li, Na and alkali dimer molecules Li2, Na2 and NaLi

1998 ◽  
Vol 95 (7) ◽  
pp. 1711-1730 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mérawa ◽  
A. Dargelos
Keyword(s):  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Alkali Atoms ◽  
Dynamic Polarizabilities

scholarly journals NOBLE GAS, ALKALI AND ALKALINE ATOMS INTERACTING WITH A GOLD SURFACE

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2337-2344 ◽  
Author(s):  
GRZEGORZ ŁACH ◽  
MAARTEN DEKIEVIET ◽  
ULRICH D. JENTSCHURA
Keyword(s):  
Noble Gas ◽  
Gold Surface ◽  
Perfect Conductor ◽  
Interaction Potentials ◽  
Atomic Systems ◽  
Electromagnetic Interactions ◽  
Alkali Atoms ◽  
Explicitly Correlated ◽  
Realistic Representation ◽  
Dynamic Polarizabilities

The attractive branch of the interaction potentials with the surface of gold have been computed for a large variety of atomic systems: the hydrogen atom, noble gases ( He , Ne , Ar , Kr , Xe ), alkali atoms ( Li , Na , K , Rb , Cs ) and alkaline atoms ( Be , Mg , Ca , Sr , Ba ). The results include highly accurate dynamic polarizabilities for the helium atom calculated using a variational method and explicitly correlated wavefunctions. For other atoms considered we used the data available in the literature. The interaction potentials include both the effects of retardation of the electromagnetic interactions and a realistic representation of the optical response function of gold (beyond the approximation of a perfect conductor). An explicit comparison of our result to the interaction between an atom and a perfect conductor is given.

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