Relaxation mechanism of β-carotene from S2 (1B u+) state to S1 (2Ag-) state: Femtosecond time-resolved near-ir absorption and stimulated resonance raman studies in 900-1550 nm region

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 4071-4078

  Takaya, Tomohisa ^a   Iwata, Koichi ^a  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; PIGMENTS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESS; EXCITED SINGLET STATE; FEMTOSECOND TIME-RESOLVED; LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX; LOW-LYING EXCITED STATE; STIMULATED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTRA; VISIBLE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

INFRARED ABSORPTION;

BETA CAROTENE;

CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; PROCEDURES; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME; VIBRATION;

BETA CAROTENE; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 84902440315     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504272h     Document Type: Article

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