Dynamics of the emission spectrum of a single LH2 complex: Interplay of slow and fast nuclear motions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2890-2902

  Novoderezhkin, Vladimir I ^a   Rutkauskas, Danielis ^b   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHONON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 33646172954     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072652     Document Type: Article

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