Dark State Molecule (VIDEO)

University of Vermont

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When the rotor molecules are in a thin a solution, they vibrate more easily -- making a full rotation -- and so they release energy as heat instead of light, as shown here. This is called the "dark state."

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Morgan Cousins and Matt Liptak

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