Molecular motors driven by laser pulses: Role of molecular chirality and photon helicity

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 497-504

  Hoki, Kunihito ^a   Yamaki, Masahiro ^a   Koseki, Shiro ^b   Fujimura, Yuichi ^a,c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; MOLECULAR CHIRALITY; MOLECULAR MOTORS; PHOTON HELICITY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0037425691     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1526834     Document Type: Article

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