Origin, evolution, and imaging of vortices in proton-hydrogen collisions

Using a novel computational approach, we have elucidated the origin of unexpected vortices in atomic collisions. It is shown how they could be observed in experiments and how they play a new and wide ranging role in angular momentum transfer.

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 194; no. 8; p. 082003
Main Authors Schultz, D R, Macek, J H, Sternberg, J B, Ovchinnikov, S Yu, Lee, T-G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2009
Subjects
Angular momentum
Atomic collisions
Momentum transfer
Physics
Vortices
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Summary:Using a novel computational approach, we have elucidated the origin of unexpected vortices in atomic collisions. It is shown how they could be observed in experiments and how they play a new and wide ranging role in angular momentum transfer.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/194/8/082003