Enantiomer differentiation, separation, and precision studies using tailored micro-wave fields (B02)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas ; Theoretical Chemistry: Electronic Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 328961117

In project B2, we use tailored, resonant microwave fields for addressing various questions around molecular chirality. Our approach is a coherent, non-linear spectroscopy technique that allows us to identify, quantify, manipulate, and control the chirality of molecules in the gas phase. Enantiomer-selective population transfer between states can be achieved. It is particularly interesting to apply this to flexible molecules exhibiting chiral tunneling and molecules containing high-Z elements, which are predicted to show a comparatively large parity violation effect. The high control of chiral molecules that we aim for will then be exploited for further experiments, such as precision spectroscopy.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1319: Extreme light for sensing and driving molecular chirality (ELCH)
• Major Instrumentation: Digigal Phosphor Oxcilloxcope
• Instrumentation Group: 6290 Sonstige Oszillographen (außer 620-627)
• Applicant Institution: Universität Kassel
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Melanie Schnell