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We study the spontaneous formation of exciton polariton vortices in an all-optical non-resonantly excited annular trap, which is formed by ring-shaped subpicosecond laser pulses. Since the light emitted by these vortices carries orbital…

The generation of relativistic vortex electron beams via photoemission requires ultraviolet laser beams with well-controlled orbital angular momentum (OAM) and compatibility with radio-frequency (RF) photoinjector drive-laser systems.…

We theoretically investigate a scattering configuration in Compton scattering, in which the orientation of the electron spin is reversed and simultaneously, the photon polarization changes from linear polarization into circular…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-11 Sven Ahrens , Chang-Pu Sun

Orbital angular momentum of light is a core feature in photonics. Its confinement to surfaces using plasmonics has unlocked many phenomena and potential applications. Here we introduce the reflection from structural boundaries as a new…

We present a theoretical study of the optical angular momentum transfer from a circularly polarized plane wave to thin metal nanoparticles of different rotational symmetries. While absorption has been regarded as the predominant mechanism…

Optics · Physics 2014-12-23 Yoonkyung E. Lee , Kin Hung Fung , Dafei Jin , Nicholas Fang

The off-axis triple-vortex scattering process of $e^-e^+\to\gamma\gamma$ is studied theoretically, in which the positron is in a plane-wave state and the electron and photons are in vortex states. We develop a theoretical formalism for the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-01-13 Yi Liao , Quan-Yu Wang , Yuanbin Wu

Spin and orbital angular momenta of light are attractive resources to harness for encoding, and manipulating information, with applications in various quantum photonic technologies. However, to fully harness that potential, we require…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-17 Elisabeth Wagner , Mikolaj K. Schmidt , Michael J. Steel , Polina R. Sharapova

Spin Hall effect, one of the cornerstones in spintronics refers to the emergence of an imbalance in the spin density transverse to a charge flow in a sample under voltage bias. This study points to a novel way for an ultrafast generation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-11-26 Jonas Wätzel , Jamal Berakdar

We experimentally demonstrate enhanced absorption of near relativistic optical vortex beams in $\mathrm{D_2O}$ plasmas to generate a record fast-neutron yield of $1.45 \times 10^6$ n/s/sr. Beams with a topological charge of 5 were shown to…

Compton scattering of gamma rays propagating in a pair plasma can drive the formation of a relativistic electron positron beam. This process is scrutinised theoretically and numerically via particle-in-cell simulations. In addition, we…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-07-07 Bertrand Martinez , Thomas Grismayer , Luís O. Silva

Particles in quantum vortex states (QVS) carrying definite orbital angular momenta (OAM) brings new perspectives in various fundamental interaction processes. When unique properties arise in the QVS, understanding how OAM manifest itself…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-07-15 Zhigang Bu , Liangliang Ji , Shaohu Lei , Huayu Hu , Xiaomei Zhang , Baifei Shen

Magnetic skyrmions are chiral quasiparticles that show promise for future spintronic applications such as skyrmion racetrack memories and logic devices because of their topological stability, small size (typically $\sim3-500$ nm), and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-02 Wenrui Yang , Huanhuan Yang , Yunshan Cao , Peng Yan

Orbital angular momentum (OAM) of photons is carried upon the wave front of an optical vortex and is important in physics research due to its fundamental degree of freedom. As for the interaction with materials, the optical OAM was shown to…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-09-17 Yoshiki Kohmura , Kei Sawada , Masaichiro Mizumaki , Kenji Ohwada , Tetsuya Ishikawa

We analyse the Anderson-Higgs mechanism of photon mass acquisition in a plasma and study the contribution to the mass from the orbital angular momentum acquired by a beam of photons when it crosses a spatially structured charge…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2014-11-20 F. Tamburini , A. Sponselli , B. Thidé , J. T. Mendonça

An isolated attosecond vortex $\gamma$-ray pulse is generated by using a relativistic spatiotemporal optical vortex (STOV) laser in particle-in-cell simulations. A $\sim$ 300-attosecond electron slice with transverse orbital angular…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-11-11 Fengyu Sun , Xinyu Xie , Wenpeng Wang , Stefan Weber , Xin Zhang , Yuxin Leng , Ruxin Li , Zhizhan Xu

In this work, we report calculation for Compton scattering of a gamma-ray vortex with Laguerre Gaussian wave function on an electron in the framework of the relativistic quantum mechanics. We have found the following unexpected feature. The…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-10-30 Tomoyuki Maruyama , Takehito Hayakawa , Toshitaka Kajino

We present a theoretical investigation of the resonant elastic scattering of laser photons by ultra-relativistic partially stripped ions, that is the core process of the Gamma Factory project. Special emphasis in our study is placed on the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-03-23 Valeriy G. Serbo , Andrey Surzhykov , Andrey Volotka

The hard X-ray twisted photons and relativistic massive particles with orbital angular momentum -- vortex electrons, muons, protons, etc. -- have many potential applications in high-energy and nuclear physics. However, such states can be…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-11-11 D. V. Karlovets , S. S. Baturin , G. Geloni , G. K. Sizykh , V. G. Serbo

Optical beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) can find tremendous applications in several fields. In order to apply these particular beams in photonic integrated devices innovative optical elements have been proposed. Here we are…

Today, it is well known that light possesses a linear momentum which is along the propagation direction. Besides, scientists also discovered that light can possess an angular momentum (AM), a spin angular momentum (SAM) associated with…

Optics · Physics 2020-07-15 Andy Chong , Chenhao Wan , Jian Chen , Qiwen Zhan