Measuring the Time-Dependent Exciton Delocalization Size in the B850 Band of Purple Bacterial LH2

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Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 527-529

  Book, L D ^a   Ostafin, A E ^a   Ponomarenko, N ^a   Norris, J R ^a   Scherer, N F ^a   Mukamel, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

EXCITON DELOCALIZATION; EXCITON RELAXATION; LOCALIZATION DYNAMICS; RIGOROUS SIMULATION; TIME DEPENDENT; ULTRA-FAST;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84863661598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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