SLAC, ‘Bonus’ Photon Science Seminar in 901-108 Redtail Hawk A&B & ZOOM LINK https://stanford.zoom.us/j/96137123503?pwd=cU5mbklRYXYzNnQ5Y0E4TFdpam9wUT09
Speaker: Mallory Green, FHI-Berlin
Program Description:
PhotoElectron Circular Dichroism (PECD) is a forward/backward asymmetry in the photoemission of electrons from a non-racemic sample, upon irradiation by circularly polarized light. Due to this effect’s high sensitivity to a molecule’s chirality, it could be harnessed into an analytical technique well suited for discrimination of dilute chiral samples. Anions could be used in such a technique to provide mass selectivity and access to more straightforward photodetachment schemes with table-top lasers, but support for PECD in anion photodetachment is limited. We have provided an energy-resolved PECD signal for mass-selected anions, for the first time. In my talk, I will discuss our recent successful results and reflect on the interdisciplinary outlooks of our work.
