We conducted a joint theoretical and experimental study to investigate the collisional
dissipation of molecular alignment. By comparing experimental measurements to the …

We present a detailed theoretical and experimental study of the rotation of the plane of
polarization of light traveling through a gas of fast-spinning molecules. This effect is similar …

We report the experimental observation of the rotation of the linear polarization of light
propagating in a gas of fast-spinning molecules (molecular superrotors). In the observed …

Improved optical control of molecular quantum states promises new applications including
chemistry in the quantum regime, precision tests of fundamental physics, and quantum …

We report the experimental observation of molecular unidirectional rotation (UDR) echoes
and analyze their origin and behavior both classically and quantum mechanically. The …

Experiments on light dragging in a moving medium laid the cornerstones of modern physics
more than a century ago, and they still are in the focus of current research. When linearly …

An optical centrifuge is used to generate an ensemble of CO 2 super rotors with oriented
angular momentum. The collision dynamics and energy transfer behavior of the super rotor …

We report state‐resolved collision dynamics for CO molecules prepared in an optical
centrifuge and measured with high‐resolution transient IR absorption spectroscopy. Time …

The collision dynamics of optically centrifuged CO 2 with Ar and He are reported here. The
optical centrifuge produces an ensemble of CO 2 molecules in high rotational states (with …

We present the quantum master equation describing the coherent and incoherent dynamics
of a rapidly rotating molecule in the presence of a thermal background gas. The master …