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Title: Time-resolved enantiomer-exchange probed by using the orbital angular momentum of X-ray light

Journal Article · · Chemical Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC02807K · OSTI ID:1999438
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
  2. Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
  3. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA

The exchange of enantiomers in formamide is induced by an asymmetric excitation using circularly polarized light. This chiral process is detected using a spatial-structured X-ray beam carrying orbital angular momentum.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-04ER15571
OSTI ID:
1999438
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2472180
Journal Information:
Chemical Science, Journal Name: Chemical Science Vol. 14 Journal Issue: 40; ISSN 2041-6520
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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