ON THE PREPARATION AND MEASUREMENT OF SUPERPOSITIONS OF CHIRAL AMPLITUDES

被引:75
作者
CINA, JA
HARRIS, RA
机构
[1] UNIV CHICAGO,JAMES FRANCK INST,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[2] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT CHEM,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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D O I
10.1063/1.466501
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We examine the preparation and detection of superpositions of chiral amplitudes of a handed molecule, showing that specific sequences of phase-controlled ultrashort light pubes enable the preparation and measurement of chiral coherences. It is found that certain choices of relative optical phase between the pulses of the preparation sequence set up left-right superpositions that would be inaccessible by tunneling dynamics alone.
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页码:2531 / 2536
页数:6
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