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Compton Scattering of a Vortex Light Beam

Author(s) -

Mazen Nairat

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

optics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2328-7780

pISSN - 2328-7810

DOI - 10.11648/j.optics.20170601.11

Subject(s) - physics , compton scattering , angular momentum , angular momentum of light , orbital angular momentum of light , total angular momentum quantum number , photon , scattering , momentum (technical analysis) , compton wavelength , angular momentum coupling , quantum electrodynamics , vortex , optics , classical mechanics , mechanics , finance , economics

Energy-momentum conservation laws in Compton scattering are analyzed. The conservation of total angular momentum is applied to a general formula that describes the variation of the light angular momentum. The Compton scattering model of a vortex beam is generalized to describe the momentum exchange beyond the well-known photon wave number shift. The illustrated analysis indicates that the light angular momentum may vary due to Compton scattering.

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