Photon Orbital Angular Momentum in Astrophysics
Astrophysics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
Astronomical observations of the orbital angular momentum of photons, a property of electromagnetic radiation that has come to the fore in recent years, have apparently never been attempted. Here, I show that measurements of this property of photons have a number of astrophysical applications.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0307430,
title = {Photon Orbital Angular Momentum in Astrophysics},
author = {Martin Harwit},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0307430},
year = {2009}
}
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17 pages plus two figures