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One of the challenging problems in the BR cycle is the accurate determination of the photochemical quantum yield for the reaction of BR yielding its early intermediates, J and K. Due to the strong overlap between the absorption spectra of BR and K [1], it is difficult to obtain this yield through optical methods. Sub-ps LIOAS circumvents this problem by measuring the heat stored after excitation with a laser pulse, affording thus the quantum yield of the species storing the energy for a time longer than the heat integration time of the experiment.
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Rohr, M., Gärtner, W., Schweitzer, G., Holzwarth, A.R., Braslavsky, S.E. (1992). Sub-ps and ns Laser-Induced Optoacoustic Spectroscopy (LIOAS) of Bacteriorhodopsin (BR). In: Bićanić, D. (eds) Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena III. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 69. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47269-8_21
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