A Bloch equation approach to intensity dependent optical spectra of light harvesting complex II: Excitation dependence of light harvesting complex II pump-probe spectra

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 119-127

  Richter, Marten ^a   Renger, Thomas ^b   Knorr, Andreas ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bloch equations; Exciton exciton annihilation; Non linear optical response; Pauli blocking

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 37749051634     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9256-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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