Nonadiabatic photodynamics of a retinal model in polar and nonpolar environment

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2790-2799

  Ruckenbauer, Matthias ^a   Barbatti, Mario ^b   Müller, Thomas ^c   Lischka, Hans ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; GASES; GROUND STATE; HEXANE; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POSITIVE IONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLVENTS;

BOND LENGTH ALTERNATION; ELECTRONIC PARAMETERS; MULTI REFERENCE CONFIGURATION INTERACTIONS; NONPOLAR ENVIRONMENT; PROTONATED SCHIFF BASE; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; RADIATIONLESS DEACTIVATION; STERIC INHIBITIONS;

EXCITED STATES;

EID: 84875842704     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400401f     Document Type: Article

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