Strong magneto-chiral dichroism in a paramagnetic molecular helix observed by hard X-rays

Nature Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-74

  Sessoli, Roberta ^a   Boulon, Marie Emmanuelle ^a   Caneschi, Andrea ^a   Mannini, Matteo ^a   Poggini, Lorenzo ^a   Wilhelm, Fabrice ^b   Rogalev, Andrei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPOUNDS; DICHROISM; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

CHIRAL PROPERTIES; DIRECTIONAL EFFECTS; HELICOIDAL CHAINS; LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS; MATTER-RADIATION INTERACTION; MULTIPOLAR EXPANSION; TIME REVERSAL SYMMETRIES; UNPOLARIZED LIGHT;

X RAYS;

EID: 84925329596     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3152     Document Type: Article

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