Probing Chiral Molecules by High Harmonic Generation

Ravi-Bhardwaj Vedula,Raluca Cireasa,Valarie Blanchet,Andrey E. Boguslavskiy,Micheal Wong,Nicholas Thire,Abdullah Alharbi,Bruno E. Schmidt,François Légaré,Y. Mairesse,Serguei Patchkovskii,B. Fabre,B. Pons,Dominique Descamps,S. Petit,H. Ruf,J. Surarez

Probing Chiral Molecules by High Harmonic Generation

2013

Ravi-Bhardwaj Vedula
Raluca Cireasa
Valarie Blanchet
Andrey E. Boguslavskiy
Micheal Wong
Nicholas Thire
Abdullah Alharbi
Bruno E. Schmidt
François Légaré
Y. Mairesse
Serguei Patchkovskii
B. Fabre
B. Pons
Dominique Descamps
S. Petit
H. Ruf
J. Surarez

We introduce High Harmonic Generation (HHG) as a new molecular chirality probe. Chiral sensitivity arises from non-planarity of electron trajectories in the continuum due to the influence of magnetic field of the laser.

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Extreme ultraviolet
Laser
Molecule
High harmonic generation
Magnetic field
Electron
Infrared
Chirality (chemistry)
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Physics
Atomic physics
Continuum (design consultancy)
Quantum mechanics

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