Electron spin interaction with the angular momentum of the electromagnetic field

Charles Paillard (1) , Brahim Dkhil (1) , R. Vyas (2) , L. Bellaiche (2) , S. Singh (2)

1 SPMS - Laboratoire Structures, Propriétés et Modélisation des solides
2 Department of Physics Department [Fayetteville]

Consequences of the recently introduced interaction between the electron spin and the angular momentum of the electromagnetic field for atomic and optical physics are discussed.

Keywords: Angular momentum; Atomic physics; Electromagnetic fields; Magnetic moments; Electrospinning; Optical physics; Electron spins; Spin dynamics

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Materials

Charles Paillard, Brahim Dkhil, R. Vyas, L. Bellaiche, S. Singh. Electron spin interaction with the angular momentum of the electromagnetic field. Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science, FiO/LS 2016, Oct 2016, Rochester, United States. ⟨10.1364/LS.2016.JW4A.195⟩. ⟨hal-02269352⟩