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Real single-loop cyclic three-level configuration of chiral molecules

Quantum Physics 2018-12-12 v6

Abstract

Single-loop cyclic three-level (Δ\Delta-type) configuration of chiral molecules was used for enantio-separation in many theoretical works. Considering the effect of molecular rotation, this simple single-loop configuration is generally replaced by a complicated multiple-loop configuration containing multiple degenerate magnetic sub-levels and the ability of the enantio-separation methods is suppressed. For chiral asymmetric top molecules, we propose a scheme to construct a real single-loop Δ\Delta-type configuration with no connections to other states by applying three microwave fields with appropriate polarization vectors and frequencies. With our scheme, the previous theoretical proposals for enantio-separation based on single-loop Δ\Delta-type configurations can be experimentally realized when the molecular rotation is considered.

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@article{arxiv.1802.00576,
  title  = {Real single-loop cyclic three-level configuration of chiral molecules},
  author = {Chong Ye and Quansheng Zhang and Yong Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.00576},
  year   = {2018}
}
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