Unambiguous detection of high energy vortex states via the superkick effect

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.06795v1
• Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:02:15 GMT
• Title: Unambiguous detection of high energy vortex states via the superkick effect
• Authors: Zhengjiang Li, Shiyu Liu, Bei Liu, Liangliang Ji, Igor P. Ivanov,
• Abstract summary: A particle prepared in a vortex state possesses a non-zero orbital angular momentum projection on the propagation direction. Low-energy vortex photons, electrons, neutrons, and helium atoms have been demonstrated in experiment and found numerous applications. We propose a new diagnostic method based on the so-called superkick effect, which can unambiguously detect the presence of a phase vortex.
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• Abstract: Vortex states of photons, electrons, and other particles are freely propagating wave packets with helicoidal wave fronts winding around the axis of a phase vortex. A particle prepared in a vortex state possesses a non-zero orbital angular momentum projection on the propagation direction, a quantum number that has never been exploited in experimental particle and nuclear physics. Low-energy vortex photons, electrons, neutrons, and helium atoms have been demonstrated in experiment and found numerous applications, and there exist proposals of boosting them to higher energies. However, the verification that a high energy particle is indeed in a vortex state will be a major challenge, since the low energy techniques become impractical for highly energetic particles. Here, we propose a new diagnostic method based of the so-called superkick effect, which can unambiguously detect the presence of a phase vortex. A proof-of-principle experiment with vortex electrons can be done with the existing technology and will, at the same time, constitute the first observation of the superkick effect.

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