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In this paper, we present the differential decay distributions for $\bar B \to D^{(*)} \ell \bar{X}$ decays with a massive right-handed neutrino in the low-energy effective field theory framework and show how the massive effects of the RH…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-08-02 Hongkai Liu

Chiral molecules are instrumental for molecular recognition in living organisms. Distinguishing between two opposite enantiomers, the mirror twins of the same chiral molecule, is both vital and challenging. Photoelectron circular dichroism…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2021-12-07 Andres F. Ordonez , David Ayuso , Piero Decleva , Olga Smirnova

We derive an electric current density $j_{em}$ in the presence of a magnetic field $B$ and a chiral chemical potential $\mu_5$. We show that $j_{em}$ has not only the anomaly-induced term $\propto \mu_5 B$ (i.e. Chiral Magnetic Effect) but…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-20 Kenji Fukushima , Marco Ruggieri

We discuss the phenomenology of right-handed charged currents in the framework of the Standard Model Effective Field Theory, in which they arise due to a single gauge-invariant dimension-six operator. We study the manifestations of the nine…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-05-23 S. Alioli , V. Cirigliano , W. Dekens , J. de Vries , E. Mereghetti

We explore a pure optical method for enantioselective orientation of chiral molecules by means of laser fields with twisted polarization. Several field implementations are considered, including a pair of delayed cross-polarized laser…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2018-03-23 I. Tutunnikov , E. Gershnabel , S. Gold , I. Sh. Averbukh

The spontaneous emergence of chirality in crystalline solids has profound implications for electronic, optical, and topological properties, making the control of chiral phases a central challenge in materials design. Here, we investigate…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-05-15 Martin Gutierrez-Amigo , Claudia Felser , Ion Errea , Maia G. Vergniory

We present two minimal extensions of the standard model, each giving rise to baryogenesis. They include heavy color-triplet scalars interacting with a light Majorana fermion that can be the dark matter (DM) candidate. The electroweak…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-02-01 Rouzbeh Allahverdi , Mykhailo Dalchenko , Bhaskar Dutta , Andrés Flórez , Yu Gao , Teruki Kamon , Nikolay Kolev , Ryan Mueller , Manuel Segura

Molecular chirality is inherent to biology and cellular chemistry. In this report, the origin of enantiomeric selectivity is analyzed from the viewpoint of the "RNA World" model, based on the autocatalytic self-replication of glyceraldehyde…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2021-10-26 J. A. Cowan , R. J. Furnstahl

Chirality, or handedness, is a topic that is common in biology and chemistry, yet is rarely discussed in physics courses. We provide a way of introducing the topic in classical physics, and demonstrate the merits of its inclusion - such as…

Popular Physics · Physics 2020-06-17 Chris L. Lin

Molecular chirality is a key design property for many technologies including bioresponsive imaging, circularly polarized light detection and emission, molecular motors and switches. Imaging and manipulating the primary steps of transient…

Differential cross sections are computed for the title polar molecule using static interaction, exchange forces and correlation-polarisation effects as described in detail in the main text. The dipole effect is also reported via the dipole…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 F. A. Gianturco , T. Stoecklin

Chirality, handedness, is one of the most fundamental intriguing asymmetries in nature. By definition, chiral objects cannot be superimposed onto each other after mirror reflection operation. Numerous examples of chiral structures can be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-06 See-Hun Yang

Photoelectron circular dichroism results from one-photon ionization of chiral molecules by circularly polarized light and manifests itself in forward-backward asymmetry of electron emission in the direction orthogonal to the light…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-04-24 Andres F. Ordonez , Olga Smirnova

Electric dipole moments are extremely sensitive probes of physics beyond the Standard Model. A vibrant experimental program is in place, with the goal of improving existing bounds on the electron and neutron electric dipole moments by one…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-10-03 Emanuele Mereghetti

The longitudinal asymmetry due to $Z^0$ exchange is calculated in quasi-elastic electron-deuteron scattering at momentum transfers $|Q^2| \simeq 0.1$ GeV$^2$ relevant for the SAMPLE experiment. The deuteron and $pn$ scattering-state wave…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 L. Diaconescu , R. Schiavilla , U. van Kolck

Electron transmission through chiral molecules induced by circularly polarized light can be very different for mirror-image structures, a peculiar fact given that the electronic energy spectra of the systems are identical. We propose that…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Spiros S. Skourtis , David N. Beratan , Ron Naaman , Abraham Nitzan , David H. Waldeck

Chirality, or handedness, is a geometrical property denoting a lack of mirror symmetry. Chirality is ubiquitous in nature and is associated with the non-reciprocal interactions observed in complex systems ranging from biomolecules to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-08 Jonah S. Peter , Stefan Ostermann , Susanne F. Yelin

Researchers routinely sense molecules by their infrared vibrational "fingerprint" absorption resonances. In addition, the dominant handedness of chiral molecules can be detected by circular dichroism (CD), the normalized difference between…

We employ the chiral nucleon-nucleon potential derived using the method of unitary transformation up to next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) to study bound and scattering states in the two-nucleon system. The predicted partial wave phase…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-06 E. Epelbaum , H. Kamada , A. Nogga , H. Witala , W. Gloeckle , Ulf-G. Meissner

The differential cross section for elastic scattering of deuterons on electrons at rest is calculated taking into account the QED radiative corrections to the leptonic part of interaction. These model-independent radiative corrections arise…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-10-31 G. I. Gakh , M. I. Konchatnij , N. P. Merenkov , E. Tomasi-Gustafsson