Coherent Enantiomer‐Selective Population Enrichment Using Tailored Microwave 
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Pérez, C.; Steber, A. L.; Domingos, S. R.; Krin, A.; Schmitz, D.; Schnell, M.

doi:10.1002/anie.201704901

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Coherent Enantiomer‐Selective Population Enrichment Using Tailored Microwave Fields

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Pérez, C.
Structure and Dynamics of Cold and Controlled Molecules, Independent Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society;
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY;

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Steber, A. L.
Structure and Dynamics of Cold and Controlled Molecules, Independent Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society;
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY;

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Domingos, S. R.
Structure and Dynamics of Cold and Controlled Molecules, Independent Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society;
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY;

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Krin, A.
Structure and Dynamics of Cold and Controlled Molecules, Independent Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society;
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY;

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Schmitz, D.
Structure and Dynamics of Cold and Controlled Molecules, Independent Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society;
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY;

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Schnell, M.
Structure and Dynamics of Cold and Controlled Molecules, Independent Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society;
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY;
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Institute of Physical Chemistry;

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Pérez, C., Steber, A. L., Domingos, S. R., Krin, A., Schmitz, D., & Schnell, M. (2017). Coherent Enantiomer‐Selective Population Enrichment Using Tailored Microwave Fields. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(41), 12512-12517. doi:10.1002/anie.201704901.

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Abstract

We report the experimental demonstration of coherent enantiomer‐selective enrichment of chiral molecules by employing a novel microwave five‐pulse scheme. Our results show that enantiomers can be selectively transferred to a rotational level of choice by applying sequences of resonant microwave pulses in a phase‐ and polarization‐controlled manner. This is achieved by simultaneously exciting all three kinds of electric dipole‐allowed rotational transitions and monitoring the effect on a fourth rotational transition of choice. Using molecular beams, we apply our method to two chiral terpenes and obtain a 6 % enantiomeric enrichment, which is one order of magnitude larger than that recently reported in a buffer‐gas cell experiment. This approach establishes a robust scheme for controlled manipulation of enantiomers using tailored microwave fields and opens up new avenues for chiral purification and enrichment that can be used in a broad scope of analytical or spectroscopic applications.