New method for stopping molecule rotation - Swansea University lab (IMAGE)

Swansea University

New method for stopping molecule rotation - Swansea University lab

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The experiments, conducted by Dr Helen Chadwick, used magnetic manipulations of the quantum state of a molecule just before it collides with a surface, to change the probability that the molecule will stop rotating after the collision.

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Swansea University

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