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MO: Fachverband Molekülphysik

MO 19: Chirality

MO 19.1: Invited Talk

Thursday, March 14, 2024, 11:00–11:30, HS 3044

Controlling the internal quantum states of chiral molecules — JuHyeon Lee, Elahe Abdiha, Boris Sartakov, Gerard Meijer, and •Sandra Eibenberger-Arias — Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany

Controlling the internal quantum states of chiral molecules enantiomer-specifically has a wide range of fundamental and practical applications. The recently developed method of enantiomer-specific state transfer [1,2] holds great promise in providing the crucial ingredient for enabling the first experimental measurement of the long-predicted parity violation in chiral molecules. It also has the potential of enabling spatial separation of enantiomers in the gas phase and opening new avenues in chiral studies. For this to be possible, (almost) perfect enantiomer-specific state transfer is necessary. However, previous studies have been limited by thermal population in all involved quantum states for all currently accessible molecular temperatures. I will present recent efforts of our group targeted at increased state-specific enantiomeric enrichment and quantitative understanding thereof [3,4]. I will also give an outlook on future experimental directions. [1] S. Eibenberger, J. Doyle, D. Patterson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 123002 (2017) [2] C. Pérez, A. L. Steber, S. R. Domingos, A. Krin, D. Schmitz, M. Schnell, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 12512 (2017) [3] J.H. Lee, J. Bischoff, A. O. Hernandez-Castillo, B. Sartakov, G. Meijer, S. Eibenberger-Arias, Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 173001 (2022) [4] J.H. Lee, J. Bischoff, A.O. Hernandez-Castillo, E. Abdiha, B. Sartakov, G. Meijer, Sandra Eibenberger-Arias, arxiv: 2310.11120 (2023)