Effects of a uniform acceleration on atom-field interactions
  We review some quantum electrodynamical effects related to the uniform acceleration of atoms in vacuum. After discussing the energy level shifts of a uniformly accelerated atom in vacuum, we investigate the atom-wall Casimir-Polder force for accelerated atoms, and the van der Waals/Casimir-Polder interaction between two accelerated atoms. The possibility of detecting the Unruh effect through these phenomena is also discussed in detail. 
Jamir Marino, Antonio Noto, Roberto Passante, Lucia Rizzuto, and   Salvatore Spagnolo
quant-ph gr-qc