A dipole interaction model for magnetochiral birefringence.
We have developed a classical model to investigate the magnetochiral birefringence of an isotropic chiral medium submitted to a longitudinal magnetic field. This model, which is an extension of the atom dipole interaction model, yields direct calculations from the polarizabilities and positions of the atoms of the considered molecules. The numerical values obtained for the magnetochiral birefringence, as well as for the optical activity and Faraday rotation, are supported by the previously published experimental results on limonene, proline, and tartaric acid.
Ruchon
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Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université de Rennes I, UMR CNRS 6627, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
Vallet
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Chauvat
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Le Floch
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