Abstract

A static magnetic field, acting on an isotropic medium composed of paramagnetic chiral molecules perpendicular to the propagation direction of the optical beam, is shown to induce an axial differential effect—magnetochiral Rayleigh light scattering. Diamagnetic and paramagnetic contributions to the effect are given in terms of the linear and nonlinear electric dipole, magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole polarizabilities responsible also for natural optical activity, the Faraday effect as well as magnetochiral birefringence. Specific cases are discussed.

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