Asymmetry in photoelectron emission from chiral molecules induced by circularly polarized light

Abstract

A study was carried out, focusing on the ionization with circularly polarized radiation. It was observed that this ionization leads to a significant circular dichroism in the photoelectron angular distribution of free, unoriented (1R)-(+) bromocamphor (C10H15 BrO) molecules. The results confirm the general predictions of the angular dependence and demonstrate that sizable dichroic effects exist for isolated, randomly oriented gas-phase molecules with definite handedness.