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Photon Orbital Angular Momentum in Astrophysics

arXiv:astro-ph/0307430 · doi:10.1086/378623

Abstract

Astronomical observations of the orbital angular momentum of photons, a property of electromagnetic radiation that has come to the fore in recent years, have apparently never been attempted. Here, I show that measurements of this property of photons have a number of astrophysical applications.

17 pages plus two figures

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