Chiral-selective radiolysis in a magnetic field

M. E. Pospelov

doi:10.1016/0375-9601(96)00485-9

Chiral-selective radiolysis in a magnetic field

M. E. Pospelov

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Unpolarized radiation, photons or charged particles, interact differently with left-and right-handed chiral media placed in external magnetic fields B. We estimate the efficiency of this chirality breaking mechanism for molecules and radicals with different types of radiation. It is shown that the correlation between the directions of the terrestrial magnetic field and the Sun's radiation suggests a natural background for the chiral selection in prebiotic media which normally dominate over weak interaction chiral influences.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	194-200
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume	220
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(96)00485-9
State	Published - Sep 9 1996
Externally published	Yes

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