Vortex information in multiphoton scalar pair production

TL;DR

This paper explores how vortex structures and orbital angular momentum are generated during scalar pair production in circularly polarized fields, revealing their dependence on photon absorption and intrinsic particle properties.

Contribution

It introduces a novel analysis of vortex orientation and topology charge in scalar pair production, linking them to photon helicity and absorption number.

Findings

Vortex orientation relates to particles' intrinsic orbital angular momentum.

Topology charge is determined by the number of absorbed photons.

Vortex features may be similar in electron-positron pair production with different spin alignments.

Abstract

Vortex information of scalar pair production in circularly polarized field is investigated in the multiphoton regime. We find that vortex orientation is related to the intrinsic orbital angular momentum of created particles associating with the helicity of absorbed photons, while the magnitude of the orbital angular momentum, i.e., the topology charge is determined by the number of absorbed photons. Moreover, the properties of particle creation and vortices formation can be understood by analyzing the pair production process in quasiparticle representation. This study provides new insights into the angular momentum transfer from field to particle in the scalar pair production process. It is expected that there are similar findings about vortex features for different spin alignment in electron-positron pair production in strong fields via the topology charge as a new freedom.