Compton Scattering of a Vortex Light Beam

Mazen Nairat; George Goedecke; David Voelz

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Compton Scattering of a Vortex Light Beam

Mazen Nairat, George Goedecke, David Voelz

Published in Optics (Volume 6, Issue 1)

Received: 14 May 2017 Accepted: 1 June 2017 Published: 17 July 2017

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Abstract

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.

Published in	Optics (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.optics.20170601.11
Page(s)	1-4
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Keywords

Compton Scattering, Light Angular Momentum, Conservation of Momentum

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Mazen Nairat, George Goedecke, David Voelz. (2017). Compton Scattering of a Vortex Light Beam. Optics, 6(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.optics.20170601.11

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Mazen Nairat, George Goedecke, David Voelz. Compton Scattering of a Vortex Light Beam. Optics. 2017;6(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.optics.20170601.11

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Mazen Nairat

Physics Department, Al Balqa Applied University, Al Salt, Jordan
George Goedecke

Physics Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA
David Voelz

Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA

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