Internal dynamics of chiral molecules in the light of IR- and THz-radiation (B03)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 328961117

The physical properties and the tunneling dynamics of chiral molecules in the gas-phase will be studied by means of high-resolution infrared and terahertz spectroscopy. Purely light-driven methods to measure the chiral excess of mixtures and enantiomer-selective excitation schemes of ro-vibrational states will be devel-oped. These techniques will open new prospects to chiral purification of racemic gas-mixtures. Furthermore, with the frequency comb-assisted precision spectrometers we aim for resolving the small energy differ-ences between enantiomers to prove the predicted effect of molecular parity violation for the first time.

• 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. Thomas Giesen