Strong Differential Photoion Circular Dichroism in Strong-Field Ionization of Chiral Molecules
arXiv:2011.08554 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.083201
Abstract
We investigate the differential ionization probability of chiral molecules in the strong field regime as a function of the helicity of the incident light. To this end, we analyze the fourfold ionization of bromochlorofluoromethane (CHBrClF) with subsequent fragmentation into four charged fragments and different dissociation channels of the singly ionized methyloxirane. We observe a variation of the differential ionization probability in a range of several percent. Accordingly, we conclude that the helicity of light is a quantity that should be considered for the theoretical description of the strong field ionization rate of chiral molecules.
arXiv comment12 pages, 6 figures, submitted
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