Theoretical consideration of a twisted atom

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.09182v2
• Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:35:55 GMT
• Title: Theoretical consideration of a twisted atom
• Authors: P. K. Maslennikov, A. V. Volotka, S. S. Baturin,
• Abstract summary: We propose a framework for describing the twisted atomic state, and then explore possible differences in the nuclear recoil effects in the twisted atom. We conclude that if the initial atomic state is twisted, then the photon distribution is altered.
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• Abstract: We investigate the twisted state of an atom and the possible effect of such a state on the properties of the photons emitted as a result of an electron transition in that atom. We first propose a framework for describing the twisted atomic state, and then explore possible differences in the nuclear recoil effects in the twisted atom compared to those in the plane-wave atom. We conclude that if the initial atomic state is twisted, then the photon distribution is altered. We point out that in a certain observation scheme, one can detect a feature of this twist in the distribution of the emitted photons, even in zero order in $m/M$.

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