Optical tunneling in small chiral molecules – Multicoincidence and spin polarization studies of ionization of chiral molecules in short laser pulses (A02)

We study electron emission from chiral molecules in the strong-field, long-wavelength regime of tunnel ioni-zation using circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses. The project has two subprojects; in the first, we will measure the three dimensional momentum distributions of electrons in coincidence with fragment ions using a COLTRIMS Reaction Microscope. In the second subproject we will measure the momentum-resolved spin polarization of the electrons emitted from chiral molecules.

DFG Programme Collaborative Research Centres

Subproject of SFB 1319:  Extreme light for sensing and driving molecular chirality (ELCH)

Applicant Institution Universität Kassel

Project Head Professor Dr. Reinhard Dörner