Measurement of the Casimir force between parallel metallic surfaces

Mar, 2002
10 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 88 (2002) 041804
e-Print:

Citations per year

20022008201420202025010203040
Abstract: (arXiv)
We report on the measurement of the Casimir force between conducting surfaces in a parallel configuration. The force is exerted between a silicon cantilever coated with chromium and a similar rigid surface and is detected looking at the shifts induced in the cantilever frequency when the latter is approached. The scaling of the force with the distance between the surfaces was tested in the 0.5 - 3.0 μ\mum range, and the related force coefficient was determined at the 15% precision level.
Note:
  • 4 Figures