Chirality probed with attosecond precision
Very short delays have been measured between forward and backward photoelectrons emitted from a chiral molecule
An international research team has been able to precisely detect when electrons are ejected from a chiral molecule using an attosecond photoelectron interferometry technique. The method is so accurate that it could be applied for benchmarking quantum theories of molecular ionisation or adapted to study ultrafast processes in superconducting chiral nanotubes or spintronics devices.