2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/124079We report on the first measurement of a temperature dependence of the Casimir-Polder force. This measurement was obtained by positioning a nearly pure 87-Rb Bose-Einstein condensate a few microns from a dielectric substrate and exciting its dipole oscillation. Changes in the collective oscillation frequency of the magnetically trapped atoms result from spatial variations in the surface-atom force. In our experiment, the dielectric substrate is heated up to 605 K, while the surrounding environment is kept near room temperature (310 K). The effect of the Casimir-Polder force is measured to be nearly 3 times larger for a 605 K substrate than for a room-temperature substrate, showing a clear temperature dependence in agreement with theory.4 pages, 4 figures, published in Physical Review LettersAtomic PhysicsSoft Condensed MatterQuantum PhysicsMeasurement of the Temperature Dependence of the Casimir-Polder Forcetext