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arXiv 1111.3259quant-phphysics.optics

Quantised orbital angular momentum transfer and magnetic dichroism in the interaction of electron vortices with matter

Sophia Lloyd, Mohamed Babiker, Jun Yuan

英文摘要:

Following the very recent experimental realisation of electron vortices, we consider their interaction with matter, in particular the transfer of orbital angular momentum in the context of electron energy loss spectroscopy, and the recently observed dichroism in thin film magnetised iron samples. We show here that orbital angular momentum exchange does indeed occur between electron vortices and the internal electronic-type motion, as well as center of mass motion of atoms in the electric dipole approximation. This contrasts with the case of optical vortices where such transfer only occurs in transitions involving multipoles higher than the dipole. The physical basis of the observed dichroism is explained.

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