Observation of Rayleigh optical activity for chiral molecules: a new chiroptical tool
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| author | McArthur, Duncan Alexakis, Emmanouil I. Puente, Andrew R. McGonigle, Rebecca Love, Andrew J. Polavarapu, Prasad L. Barron, Laurence D. MacKenzie, Lewis E. Arnold, Aidan S. Cameron, Robert P. |
| author_facet | McArthur, Duncan Alexakis, Emmanouil I. Puente, Andrew R. McGonigle, Rebecca Love, Andrew J. Polavarapu, Prasad L. Barron, Laurence D. MacKenzie, Lewis E. Arnold, Aidan S. Cameron, Robert P. |
| contents | By measuring a small circularly polarized component in the scattered light, we report the first observation of Rayleigh optical activity (RayOA) for isotropic samples of chiral molecules, namely the two enantiomers of $α$-pinene in neat liquid form. Our work validates fundamental theoretical predictions made over fifty years ago and expands the chiroptical toolkit. |
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| spellingShingle | Observation of Rayleigh optical activity for chiral molecules: a new chiroptical tool McArthur, Duncan Alexakis, Emmanouil I. Puente, Andrew R. McGonigle, Rebecca Love, Andrew J. Polavarapu, Prasad L. Barron, Laurence D. MacKenzie, Lewis E. Arnold, Aidan S. Cameron, Robert P. Chemical Physics Atomic Physics Biological Physics Instrumentation and Detectors Optics By measuring a small circularly polarized component in the scattered light, we report the first observation of Rayleigh optical activity (RayOA) for isotropic samples of chiral molecules, namely the two enantiomers of $α$-pinene in neat liquid form. Our work validates fundamental theoretical predictions made over fifty years ago and expands the chiroptical toolkit. |
| title | Observation of Rayleigh optical activity for chiral molecules: a new chiroptical tool |
| topic | Chemical Physics Atomic Physics Biological Physics Instrumentation and Detectors Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.02696 |