  Electron vortex beams were only recently discovered and their potential as a
probe for magnetism in materials was shown. Here we demonstrate a new method to
produce electron vortex beams with a diameter of less than 1.2 \AA. This unique
way to prepare free electrons to a state resembling atomic orbitals is
fascinating from a fundamental physics point of view and opens the road for
magnetic mapping with atomic resolution in an electron microscope.
