Precisely spun super rotors

Optical pulses can be useful to create and control molecules in higher quantum states. Here the authors use optical pumping to create rotationally excited states of SiO+ molecular ion into super rotor ensemble.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ivan O. Antonov, Patrick R. Stollenwerk, Sruthi Venkataramanababu, Ana P. de Lima Batista, Antonio G. S. de Oliveira-Filho, Brian C. Odom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22342-6
Description
Summary:Optical pulses can be useful to create and control molecules in higher quantum states. Here the authors use optical pumping to create rotationally excited states of SiO+ molecular ion into super rotor ensemble.
ISSN:2041-1723