Production of twisted particles in heavy-ion collisions

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that noncentral heavy-ion collisions produce highly twisted particles, including photons and charged particles with significant orbital angular momentum, suggesting widespread occurrence of twisted particle emission.

Contribution

It reveals the prevalence of twisted particle production in heavy-ion collisions and describes their properties, such as high orbital angular momentum and multiwave states.

Findings

Photons emitted are highly twisted due to charge rotation.

Charged particles are produced in multiwave states with significant orbital angular momentum.

Twisted particle emission is likely to be a common phenomenon in such collisions.

Abstract

A prevalence of production of twisted (vortex) particles in noncentral heavy-ion collisions is shown. In such collisions, photons emitted due to the rotation of charges are highly twisted. Charged particles are produced in nonspreading multiwave states and have significant orbital angular momenta. It can be expected that an emission of any twisted particles manifesting themselves in specific effects is rather ubiquitous.