Theory of Rayleigh-Brillouin optical activity light scattering applicable to chiral liquids

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2024 Apr 17;26(15):11641-11648. doi: 10.1039/d3cp05109a.

Abstract

It has long been understood that dilute samples of chiral molecules such as rarefied gases should exhibit Rayleigh optical activity. We extend the existing theory by accounting for molecular dynamics and correlations, thus obtaining a more general theory of Rayleigh-Brillouin optical activity applicable to dense samples such as neat liquids.