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Atomic deformation induced by a metallic surface. Calculation of the quadrupole moment
✍ Scribed by Ph. Grossel; D. van Labeke; J.M. Vigoureux
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 373 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2614
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✦ Synopsis
The ezxpression for the qoadrupole moment of an atom in the vicinity of a perfect metal& surface is _&en for the first time. The retardation effects are taken into account and the near-zone (London) and the far-zone (Casimir) limits of this result are considered. A numerical evaluation of the atomic deformation (dipoIe and quadrupole moments) is then presented In recent years, there has been considerable interest