Self-referencing circular dichroism ion yield measurements for improved statistics using femtosecond laser pulses

The combination of circular dichroism with laser mass spectrometry via the measurement of ion yields is a powerful tool in chiral recognition, but the measured anisotropies are generally weak. The method presented in this contribution reduces the measurement error significantly. A common path optica...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2021-03, Vol.92 (3), p.033001-033001
Main Authors: Ring, T., Witte, C., Vasudevan, S., Das, S., Ranecky, S. T., Lee, H., Ladda, N., Senftleben, A., Braun, H., Baumert, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dichroism
Error analysis
Femtosecond pulses
Ion sources
Lasers
Mass spectrometry
Scientific apparatus & instruments
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Summary:The combination of circular dichroism with laser mass spectrometry via the measurement of ion yields is a powerful tool in chiral recognition, but the measured anisotropies are generally weak. The method presented in this contribution reduces the measurement error significantly. A common path optical setup generates a pair of counter-rotating laser foci in the interaction region of a time-of-flight spectrometer. As the space focus condition is fulfilled for both foci individually, this becomes a twin-peak ion source with well separated and sufficiently resolved mass peaks. The individual control of polarization allows for in situ correction of experimental fluctuations measuring circular dichroism. Our robust optical setup produces reliable and reproducible results and is applicable for dispersion sensitive femtosecond laser pulses. In this contribution, we use 3-methyl-cyclopentanone as a prototype molecule to illustrate the evaluation procedure and the measurement principle.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/5.0036344