Abstract
Femtosecond transient absorption measurements have been performed on the bacteriochlorophyll e-containing chlorosomes of Chlorobium phaeobacteroides. Oscillations superimposed on the initial part of the kinetics and damped within 2 ps were observed. The Fourier power spectra revealed low-frequency vibrational modes in the range of 45-130 cm-1. The pump pulses centred at 425, 490 and 530 nm are in resonance with the S0-Sn transition, while the probe pulses between 710 and 785 nm monitor the S0-S1 transition. The observed oscillations can therefore be ascribed to ground-state vibrational coherence induced by resonant impulsive stimulated Raman scattering.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 465-472 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 300 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 5 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Financial support from the Swedish and Danish Natural Research Councils and the EU TMR project “Green Bacterial Photosynthesis” (FMRX-CT96-0081) is gratefully acknowledged. Thanks to Dr. Alisdair N. Macpherson for critical reading of the manuscript and helpful discussions and to the referees for valuable comments.
Funders | Funder number |
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EU TMR | FMRX-CT96-0081 |
Swedish and Danish Natural Research Councils |