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A single-oscillator quantum model for magnetochiral birefringence

Chemical Physics 2014-03-05 v1 Optics

Abstract

We derive an analytical expression for the magnetochiral birefringence of a dilute diamagnetic chiral molecular medium subjet to a constant magnetic field. We use the single-oscillator model of Condon et al. [1, 2] to describe the optical properties of the individual molecules. The result is a function of the refractive index and the rotatory power. This result is compared to experimental data.

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@article{arxiv.1307.6611,
  title  = {A single-oscillator quantum model for magnetochiral birefringence},
  author = {M. Donaire and G. L. J. A. Rikken and B. A. van Tiggelen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.6611},
  year   = {2014}
}

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5 pages

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