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Vortices in electron beams can manifest several types of topological phenomena, such as the formation of exotic structures or interactions with topologically structured electromagnetic fields. For instance, the wavefunction of an electron…

A high energy power law is a common feature in the spectra of many astrophysical objects. We show that the photons in a relativistic plasma with a variable Lorentz factor go through repeated scattering with electrons to gain energy. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-02-01 Mukesh K. Vyas , Asaf Pe'er

Understanding the near-field electromagnetic interactions that produce optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) is central to the integration of twisted light into nanotechnology. Here, we examine the cathodoluminescence (CL) of plasmonic…

The laser of an intense electromagnetic field provides an important tool to study the strong-field particle physics. The nonlinear Compton scattering was observed in the collision of an ultra-relativistic electron beam with a laser pulse in…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-02-07 Kai Ma , Tong Li

When a vortex electron with an orbital angular momentum (OAM) enters a magnetic field, its quantum state is described with a nonstationary Laguerre-Gaussian (NSLG) state rather than with a stationary Landau state. A key feature of these…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 G. V. Zmaga , G. K. Sizykh , D. V. Grosman , Qi Meng , Liping Zou , Pengming Zhang , D. V. Karlovets

We investigate a superconducting state irradiated by a laser beam with spin and orbital angular momentum. It is shown that superconducting vortices are created by the laser beam due to heating effect and transfer of angular momentum of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-10-28 Takehito Yokoyama

After the clasical approach to acceleration of a charged particle by delta-form impulsive force, we consider the corresponding quantum theory based on the Volkov solution of the Dirac equation. We determine the modified Compton formula for…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Miroslav Pardy

We present a novel mechanism in which plasma electrons and ions optically acquire angular momentum during local pump depletion of an azimuthally polarized laser, despite the laser carrying none. Using theoretical considerations and…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2026-03-04 Camilla Willim , Thales Silva , Luís Oliveira Silva , Jorge Vieira

Non-linear Compton scattering in ultra-short intense laser pulses is discussed with the focus on angular distributions of the emitted photon energy. This is an observable which is accessible easily experimentally. Asymmetries of the…

Optics · Physics 2013-07-30 D. Seipt , B. Kampfer

The recent advancement of high-intensity lasers has made all-optical Compton scattering become a promising way to produce ultra-short brilliant $\gamma$-rays in an ultra-compact system. However, so far achieved Compton $\gamma$-ray sources…

The applications of vortex beam in biomedical field are always hindered by light scattering of biological tissues. Recently wavefront shaping technology has shown the potential in focusing a structured light field through scattering media.…

Optics · Physics 2020-04-07 Hengkang Zhang , Bin Zhang , Zhensong Wan , Qiang Liu

The polarization dynamics of electrons including multiple nonlinear Compton scattering during the interaction of a circularly-polarized ultraintense laser pulse with a counterpropagating ultrarelativistic electron beam is investigated.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-07-10 Yan-Fei Li , Yue-Yue Chen , K. Z. Hatsagortsyan , A. Di Piazza , M. Tamburini , C. H. Keitel

Thanks to progress in optics in the past two decades, it is possible to create photons carrying well-defined non-zero orbital angular momentum (OAM). Boosting these photons into high-energy range preserving their OAM seems feasible.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-05-28 I. P. Ivanov

We explore the opportunities of using electron scattering by screened Coulomb potential as a tool to retrieve properties of the relativistic vortex beams of electrons, such as their transverse momentum and orbital angular momentum (OAM). We…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-06-07 V. K. Ivanov , A. D. Chaikovskaia , D. V. Karlovets

In our contribution we give a brief overview of two widely discussed quantum processes: electron-positron pairs production off a probe photon propagating through a polarized short-pulsed electromagnetic (e.m.) (e.g.\ laser) wave field or…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-12-02 Alexander I. Titov , Burkhard Kampfer , Atsushi Hosaka , Hideaki Takabe

Laser-triggered ionization injection is a promising way of generating controllable high-quality electrons in plasma-based acceleration. We show that ionization injection of electrons into a fully nonlinear plasma wave wake using a laser…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-02-02 Xinlu Xu , Jorge Vieira , Mark Hogan , Chan Joshi , Warren Mori

Ultrashort laser pulses carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) have become essential tools in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) studies, particularly for investigating strong-field light-matter interactions. However, controlling and…

When circularly polarized wave scatters off a sphere, the scattered field forms a vortex with spiraling energy flow. This is due to the transformation of spin angular momentum into orbital one. Here we demonstrate that during this…

Optics · Physics 2016-01-20 Sergey Sukhov , Veerachart Kajorndejnukul , Aristide Dogariu

In recent years, optical vortex beams possessing orbital angular momentum have caught much attention due to their potential for high capacity optical communications. This capability arises from the unbounded topological charges of orbital…

Optics · Physics 2016-05-04 Shumei Chen , Yuan Cai , Guixin Li , Shuang Zhang , Kok Wai Cheah

Low-intensity light beams carrying Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), commonly known as vortex beams, have garnered significant attention due to promising applications in areas ranging from optical trapping to communication. In recent years,…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-08-13 Yin Shi , Xiaomei Zhang , Alexey Arefiev , Baifei Shen