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Twisted X-rays and Gamma-rays for Atomic and Nuclear Spectroscopy

Twisted X-rays and Gamma-rays for Atomic and Nuclear Spectroscopy

Authors :
Andrei Afanasev
Carl E. Carlson
Maria Solyanik
Source :
High-Brightness Sources and Light-driven Interactions.
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
OSA, 2018.

Abstract

Twisted photons, or photons with additional angular momentum along their propagation direction were predicted to defy conventional quantum selection rules for photo-absorption by atoms [1], with the relative strengths of quantum transitions that are strongly dependent on atom’s position with respect to the optical vortex center.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
High-Brightness Sources and Light-driven Interactions
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........45685abe70ffb91de2395d756d983b33
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1364/euvxray.2018.ew4b.4