Coherent excitation in the antenna complex

Science

Volumn 285, Issue 5426, 1999, Pages 349-350

  Orrit, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAROTENOID;

DIFFUSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY; VIBRATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033575389     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5426.349     Document Type: Short Survey

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