Photon Orbital Angular Momentum Control by Electron Wavepackets in Nonlinear Compton Scattering

Zheng-Yang Zuo, Peng-Pei Xie, Xiang-Nan Shi +1

Photon orbital angular momentum (OAM) generated in nonlinear Compton scattering has attracted considerable interest as a route toward vortex $\gamma$-ray sources. Existing theories desc…