Detecting chirality in mixtures using nanosecond photoelectron circular dichroism
Simon T. Ranecky, G. Barratt Park, Peter C. Samartzis, Ioannis C. Giannakidis, Dirk Schwarzer, Arne Senftleben, Thomas Baumert, Tim Schäfer
Abstract
We report chirality detection of structural isomers in a gas phase mixture using nanosecond photoelectron circular dichroism (PECD). Combining pulsed molecular beams with high-resolution resonance enhanced multi-photon ionization (REMPI) allows specific isolated transitions belonging to distinct components in the mixture to be targeted.
Topics & Concepts
NanosecondChirality (physics)Circular dichroismIonizationGas phaseChemistryResonance-enhanced multiphoton ionizationResolution (logic)Phase (matter)Materials scienceAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Molecular physicsNuclear magnetic resonancePhotoionizationLaserCrystallographyOpticsPhysical chemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuarkNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelChiral symmetry breakingQuantum mechanicsArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceIonAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics