A disordered polaron model for polarized fluorescence excitation spectra of LH1 and LH2 bacteriochlorophyll antenna aggregates

Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 119-120, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 105-110

  Trinkunas, Gediminas ^a   Freiberg, Arvi ^b  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Diagonal disorder; Excitons; Fluorescence polarization; Off diagonal disorder; Photosynthetic antenna aggregates; Polarons

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; EXCITONS; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLARIZATION; POLARONS;

DIAGONAL DISORDER; OFF-DIAGONAL DISORDER; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ANTENNA AGGREGATES;

BACTERIA;

EID: 33645160992     PISSN: 00222313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2005.12.060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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