ncpchem

NCPCHEM members

Theoretical chemistry

The task of the theoreticians is to guide experiment towards the ideal molecule for the high-resolution experiment. A computational protocol has been developed for the rapid screening of candidate molecules. Furthermore, a detailed analysis and modeling of how the chemical environment influences the parity violating vibrational shift will be carried out. If successful, such a model would allow a rapid screening of candidate molecules and possibly computer-aided design of new molecules optimized for the high resolution experiment.

Trond Saue
(CNRS DR2) project coordinator

Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626)
Université de Toulouse 3 (Paul Sabatier)
118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, France

Task: Selection/analysis of candidate molecules

Radovan Bast
(postdoc)

Centre for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway

Task: Selection/analysis of candidate molecules

Peter Schwerdtfeger
(professor)

Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics (CTCP)
The New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study (NZIAS)
Massey University Auckland
Bldg.44, Private Bag 102904
North Shore City, 0745 Auckland, New Zealand

Task: Selection/analysis of candidate molecules

Synthetic chemistry

The objective is to synthesize the appropriate chiral molecule for the PV experimental test. We will essentially explore the chemistry of methyltrioxorhenium (MTO), which sublimes very easily, and we will prepare chiral derivatives by diverse strategies:

Jeanne Crassous
(CNRS DR2)

Task: Synthesis and characterisation of chiral oxorhenium complexes. Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) measurements and calculations.

Laure Guy

Infrared (IR) Ultra high resolution spectroscopy

The main task is to develop the Doppler-free two photon Ramsey fringes experiment which aims at detecting a shift in the vibrational spectrum of the enantiomers of a chiral molecule due to parity violation.

Benoit Darquié
(CNRS CR2) node leader

Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers(UMR 7538)
CNRS - Université Paris13, Institut Galilée
99 avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, 93430 Villetaneuse, France

Task: leading the development of the high-resolution experiment for the detection of parity violation in molecules

Anne Amy-Klein
(professor)

Task: monitoring the experiment, analyzing results

Christian Chardonnet
(CNRS DR1)

Task: expertise in the experimental part

Christophe Daussy
(assistant professor [MdC])

Task: expertise in the experimental part

Clara Stoffler
(PhD student)

Task: development of high-resolution experiment

Fourier-transform (FT) infrared and microwave spectroscopy

The main objective is to perform spectroscopic characterization of candidate molecules in the infrared (IR) and microwave (MW) range.

Pierre Asselin
(CNRS CR1) node leader

Task: Development of Pulsed Jet device coupled with a Tunable Diode Laser (TDL) infrared spectrometer. Monitoring experiments shared between LADIR and LPL.