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Observation of Quantum Coherence in Light-Harvesting Complex II by Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy

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Ultrafast Phenomena XVI

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Two-dimensional Fourier transform electronic spectroscopy is employed to investigate quantum beating in the major light-harvesting complex II. Long-lived excitonic coherence is observed for the first time in a higher plant system between two different types of chlorophyll molecules.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley and Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    Tessa R. Calhoun, Naomi S. Ginsberg, Gabriela S. Schlau-Cohen, Yuan-Chung Cheng & Graham R. Fleming

  2. Department of Science and Technology, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy

    Matteo Ballottari & Roberto Bassi

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  2. Dipto. Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, 20133, Italy

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  4. Sektion Physik, Univ. München, Oettingenstr. 67, München, 80538, Germany

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  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Cyclotron Road 1, Berkeley, 94720, USA

    Robert W. Schoenlein

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Calhoun, T.R. et al. (2009). Observation of Quantum Coherence in Light-Harvesting Complex II by Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy. In: Corkum, P., Silvestri, S., Nelson, K., Riedle, E., Schoenlein, R. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XVI. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 92. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95946-5_131

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