We have performed spectroscopy on sodium atoms that are optically channeled in the single node of a laser standing wave set up across a parallel-plate cavity. Using this technique we have extended our previous measurement of the Lennard-Jones van der Waals energy-level shift [Sandoghdar et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 3432 (1992)] down to a cavity width of ∼500 nm. We discuss the applications of this technique to the precise measurement of atom-surface distances. © 1996 The American Physical Society.
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Sandoghdar, V., Sukenik, C. I., Haroche, S., & Hinds, E. A. (1996). Spectroscopy of atoms confined to the single node of a standing wave in a parallel-plate cavity. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 53(3), 1919–1922. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.53.1919
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