Chiral rotational spectroscopy

Cameron, Robert P. and Götte, Jörg B. and Barnett, Steve M. (2016) Chiral rotational spectroscopy. Physical Review A, 94. 032505. ISSN 1094-1622

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    Abstract

    We introduce chiral rotational spectroscopy, a technique that enables the determination of the orientated optical activity pseudotensor components $B_{XX}$, $B_{YY}$ and $B_{ZZ}$ of chiral molecules, in a manner that reveals the enantiomeric constitution of a sample and provides an incisive signal even for a racemate. Chiral rotational spectroscopy could find particular use in the analysis of molecules that are chiral solely by virtue of their isotopic constitution and molecules with multiple chiral centers. A basic design for a chiral rotational spectrometer together with a model of its functionality is given. Our proposed technique offers the more familiar polarizability components $\alpha_{XX}$, $\alpha_{YY}$ and $\alpha_{ZZ}$ as by-products, which could see it find use even for achiral molecules.

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    Cameron, Robert P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-5459, Götte, Jörg B. and Barnett, Steve M.;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:73316
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      8 September 2016
      Published
      25 March 2016
      Accepted
      Notes:(c) American Physical Society.
      Keywords:chirality, molecules, spectroscopy, Optics. Light, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
      Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
      Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:23 Jul 2020 11:21
      Last modified:23 Sep 2021 07:45
      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/73316
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