Scattering of polarized electrons from anisotropic chiral ensembles

Autor:	D G Thompson, M Musigmann, K Blum
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Physics Orientation (vector space) Scattering Quantum mechanics Mueller calculus Electron Condensed Matter Physics Anisotropy Collision Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Symmetry (physics) Elastic collision
Zdroj:	Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. 34:2679-2696
ISSN:	1361-6455 0953-4075
Popis:	A theory is developed to describe chiral effects in collision between arbitrarily polarized electrons and cylindrically symmetric oriented samples of chiral molecules. The chiral effects, generated in such collisions, depend not only on the structure of the molecule but also on their orientation. By deriving a set of symmetry rules it is shown how `structural' and `orientational' contributions can be disentangled. Of crucial importance is the time-reversibility of the collision. The information obtained from the experiments is conveniently expressed in terms of Mueller matrix elements similar to optics. As a case study numerical calculations have been performed for elastic collisions with H2S2. The full set of Mueller matrix elements is calculated for various orientations of the molecules. The numerical results confirm and illustrate the general theory.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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