Singlet versus triplet dynamics of β-carotene studied by quantum control spectroscopy

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 314-321

  Buckup, Tiago ^a   Lebold, Timo ^a   Weigel, Alexander ^a   Wohlleben, Wendel ^a   Motzkus, Marcus ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotene; Coherent control; Coherent spectroscopy; Femtosecond transient absorption; Multiphoton excitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646947327     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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