Minovich, AliaksandrNeshev, DragomirDesyatnikov, Anton SKrolikowski, WieslawKivshar, Yuri2010-07-162010-12-202010-07-162010-12-20Optics Express 17.26 (2009): 23610-236161094-4087http://hdl.handle.net/10440/1042http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/10440/1042We observe experimentally optical azimuthons, a generic class of ring-shaped localised spiralling beams with azimuthal modulation, carrying phase dislocation in self-focusing nonlinear media. We observe three- and four-lobe azimuthons in 87Rb vapours and demonstrate their anomalous rotation controlled by the input phase distribution.7 pages"OSA will grant the authors permission to deposit the publisher’s pdf from their Optics Express articles into the repository with the proper citation (reference number or journal /volume/page/year citation)." - from email received from Authorized Agent, The Optical Society, 27/05/10spatial solitonssingular optics2009-12-0910.1364/OE.17.0236102015-12-09