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# Compton Scattering of a Twisted Light

Version 1 : Received: 24 September 2017 / Approved: 25 September 2017 / Online: 25 September 2017 (09:00:13 CEST)

How to cite: Nairat, M.; Voelz, D. Compton Scattering of a Twisted Light. Preprints 2017, 2017090120 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201709.0120.v1). Nairat, M.; Voelz, D. Compton Scattering of a Twisted Light. Preprints 2017, 2017090120 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201709.0120.v1).

## Abstract

The variation of photonic orbital angular momentum at Compton scattering is characterized. We determine scattering matrix of a twisted light based on the fundamental conservation of orbital angular momenta. Numerical values for two different twisted light modes: Laguerre Gaussian and Bessel Gaussian, are generated and illustrated. Our analysis indicate that states of photonic orbital angular momentum are highly changeable at wide angle scattering but more consistent at small angle scattering.

## Subject Areas

twisted light; compton scattering; orbital angular momentum