Generalized Stern-Gerlach Effect for Chiral Molecules
| dc.creator | Li, Yong | |
| dc.creator | Bruder, C. | |
| dc.creator | Sun, C. P. | |
| dc.date | 2007-05-25 | |
| dc.date | 2007-10-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:33:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:33:02Z | |
| dc.description | The Stern-Gerlach effect is well-known as spin-dependent splitting of a beam of atoms with magnetic moments by a magnetic-field gradient. Here, we show that an induced gauge potential may lead to a similar effect for chiral molecules. In the presence of three inhomogeneous light fields, the center-of-mass of a three-level chiral molecule is subject to an optically induced gauge potential, and the internal dynamics of the molecules can be described as an adiabatic evolution in the reduced pseudo-spin subspace of the two lowest energy levels. We demonstrate numerically that such an induced gauge potential can lead to observable pseudo-spin dependent and chirality-dependent generalized Stern-Gerlach effects for mixed left- and right-handed chiral molecules under realistic conditions. | |
| dc.description | 4+ pages, 4 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.3784 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0705.3784 | |
| dc.identifier | Phy. Rev. Lett. 99, 130403 (2007) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.130403 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/138986 | |
| dc.subject | Quantum Physics | |
| dc.title | Generalized Stern-Gerlach Effect for Chiral Molecules | |
| dc.type | text |