Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy: Principles and application to photosynthetic systems

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 101, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 105-118

  Berera, Rudi ^a,b   van Grondelle, Rienk ^a   Kennis, John T M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Light harvesting antennas; Photosynthesis; Ultrafast spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ANISOTROPY; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICS;

ANISOTROPY; CAROTENOIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 72149086405     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-009-9454-y     Document Type: Review

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